African Dance Videos

It's been a while since I've done a dance post, so today I'm sharing a couple of videos featuring African dances. :)

Eugy- Forever- Afro Dancehall Choreography by Meka Oku and Neika OG

First up in an Afro dancehall choreo by Meka Oku and Neika OG. Meka is a Nigerian born dancer who teaches and performs Afro Dance. His dance style is inspired by AfroHouse, hip-hop and dancehall. Neika OG is a dancer from America.

Meka and Neika are dancing to the song Forever by Ghanian British singer and rapper Eugy. The video was uploaded in January last year.

Watch the Forever music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJICgJC7syo

Keep up with Meka at his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MekaOku/

And follow Neika OG here: https://www.youtube.com/c/NiekaOG

A- Z African Dance Moves 2020

I also thought I'd share this video from FireUp Dance which showcases an A-Z of African dance moves. It's from 2020 (uploaded in May) but I think there are still dances using them!

Dance moves include Azonto (Ghana), Dingi dingi (Uganda), Odi (Kenya) Legwork (Nigeria), Poco (Nigeria) and Vosho (South Africa). The girls make it look easy! :)

FireUp Dance runs AfroSpice and female dancehall classes in Toronto, Canada. For more info check out their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FireUpDance/

Do you have a favourite African dance move? :)

Visit my World Dance- African post for more African dance videos, including poco and legwork tutorials: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/09/world-dance-african.html

And visit my Afropop and K-pop Dance Tutorials post for a butterfly legwork tutorial by Presh from Nigerai(also features K-pop dance): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/03/afropop-and-k-pop-dance-tutorials.html

Want more dance? Check out these other posts from earlier this year:

C-pop in Public Dances: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/01/c-pop-in-public-dances.html

Dance Videos (first general dance videos post of the year- includes African, K-pop and belly dance): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/02/dance-videos.html

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