Activity Like Interactive Gumboot Dancing Adds Fun To Events.

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Organizing an event where guests will just gather
to talk and have dinner before leaving is a BIG
NO NO. Neither your guests will love it, nor will
you find the enthusiasm for organizing an event
again. That's why you need some fun activities
where everyone can participate, like -
Interactive Gumboot Dancing! This article is on
behalf of Drums and Rhythm. For those who are new
to this type of dance, read on. And if you are
looking to hire gumboot dancers, you can click
the link available at a later section of this
post.
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What is Gumboot Dancing? Gumboot dancing is a
century-old tradition. It originated during the
mining era of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Miners, at that time, communicated with each
other by stomping their feet and slapping their
boots while digging and drilling hundreds of
meters below the surface. Back at the township,
where the miners lived, they used this technique
to entertain each other which gave birth to the
interactive gumboot dancing form. Dancers wearing
gumboots create rhythms by slapping their boots
and bodies, using voices and stamping their feet.
This dance form also creates a visual rhythm
that's both rhythmically unique as well as
powerful.
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Why Connect With Drums and Rhythm For Adding Fun
To Your Event?
While there are many other interesting things to
do in an event, you can't overlook the potential
of rhythmic interaction. It is the best way to
make people gather together and jovially enjoy
the moves. A look at what you can expect with us
can be of much help. Imagine yourself drumming
and dancing with your fellows where everyone
shows their ability to drum and dance as a part
of the team. As I said earlier, Gumboot dancing
was created in the mining era of Johannesburg to
entertain each other. But its purpose was to
celebrate free time in the shebeens (an informal
licensed drinking place in a township) and social
areas after the long hours of tiring hard work
underground.
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• How Does The Activity Work?
• Each member will dress alike along with a pair of
  gumboots with bottle top shakers.
• The entire team will do 45-minutes of Interactive
  Drumming and then another 45-minute of
  Interactive Gumboot Dancing.
• During the drumming session, each member will
  learn two basic rhythms, a break, and a
  traditional song. During the dance session, every
  participant will learn a traditionally
  choreographed gumboot dance and a mine-workers
  song.
• The activity will end on a high note boosting the
  enthusiasm and synergy of everyone. To simply
  say, Gumboot dance culminates into an event of
  drums and dance - an experience never to be
  forgotten.

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