tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post5453345807357511089..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Videos Of Namibia's Omupembe Traditional Dance Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-91817199729005332972014-07-15T11:59:35.305-04:002014-07-15T11:59:35.305-04:00I love this omupembe dance, and wish that African ...I love this omupembe dance, and wish that African American dance groups and fraternities knew about it. <br /><br />This reminds me a lot of some routine that fraternities (particularly Black Greek lettered fraternities) would do. As a matter of fact, I have seen fraternity step teams do a "leap frog" movement where one man jumps over another man's head. <br /><br />Also, videos of the Namibian omupembe dance remind me of a movement that the American hip-hop dance group Illstyle and Peace a performance of theirs that I was fortunate to see in person in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br /><br />Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVI_j06adhU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVI_j06adhU</a> for the segment beginning at 1:32 in that video.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com