COSTUME
Name the MAIN ITEM of costume
Gumboots / rubber boots
name the linking step
Stimela
where did they first perform Gumboot dance?
gold mines of South Africa
Name of the famous group
Rishile Gumboot Dancers
Country it started in
South Africa
mine-issued item
overalls
What is the linking step named after?
the train
Where is the MAIN place Gumboot dance is performed in South Africa now?
the streets / festivals / buskers
Which township are they from?
Soweto (outside Johannesburg)
Political system in power at that time
Apartheid
item that is sometimes worn by performers (given by mine for safety)
hard hat
What is the POSTURE for Gumboot dance?
hunched - low - heavy - bent over
The special place at the mines where they had competitions
ampi-theatres
Name of the leader (Boss Boy)
Vincent
Place where Gumboot Dance started
the gold mines of South Africa
item that was inspired by traditional African dance accessory
ankle rattles / ankle shakers
name the movement that looks like a train and has people connecting
Stimela Bafana Bafana
place where the Rishile boys first learnt Gumboot dance
the youth centre in the township of Soweto
Who taught them as young kids?
Mrs Maggie Makhudu
first African president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
reason why dancers often have a bare chest
heat in the gold mines / traditional African symbol of masculinity
What is the main feature of the movements?
to create sound / rhythm through the stomps / slaps of the gumboots
Rishile started on the streets, but ended up performing...
on stages in theatres around the world
They started their careers as..
buskers...street performers
City where the docks were (harbours that shipped the gold overseas)
Durban (Natal)