African Dance History, Costumes & Music

This is #dancingfromthesoul --- From @blackdancehistory DANCE: Yanvalou; the sacred dance of Haiti. DANCE HISTORY: Yanvalou, the traditional Afro-Haitian dance and is basically the foundation of the rhythms of Haitian folklore and similar to other rhythms in the African diaspora. Yanvalou traces its origins to Benin, West Africa, and serves as the foundation of the Rada rite within the voudou tradition. The dance, itself a fusion of multiple ethnic traditions, served to unite a similarly diverse