Global InformationMuchongoyo dance information
 Muchongoyo dance in Zimbabwe | |
| Etymology | kuchongoya |
|---|---|
| Genre | Presentational dance |
| Inventor | Ndau people |
| Origin | Zimbabwe |
Muchongoyo is a presentational dance and drumming style that emphasizes acrobatic and stomping sequences to dazzle spectators during gatherings or competitions with a complementary rythme of sharp claps. In Zimbabwe, it is the most well-liked Ndau dance.[1][2] In Zimbabwe's Chipinge, Chimanimani, Chiredzi, and Buhera districts, muchongoyo is a traditional dance that is performed for celebratory purposes or events of cultural significance such as burials of chief and royals. It particularly identifies with the Ndau people, though less strongly identifies with the Tsonga (Shangani) people. Muchongolo is the name of it in Tsonga.[3]
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