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The premise that, “in order to study the dance, one must understand the culture of the dance,” is the backbone of African dance. As Glendola Yhema Mills stated, “African dance culture is just that. ... African dance culture encompasses dance, music, myth, theater sculpture and religion”. Umfundalai is a technique that was derived by an African worldview, in which dance is an integral part of the African society affecting all things and affected by all things. ... They are able to learn how African values and religious beliefs are reflected in the use of the body, the mind and soul. ...
The statement, “to study the dance one must understand the culture of the dance” is embodied in the Umfundalai dance technique in many ways. First, it provides an introduction to African and African American culture. The Umfundalai technique was created to fill the void in movement between African and African American culture.
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