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Ewoya Dance

Uganda

Ewoya Dance is a traditional Folk Dance of the Jie people found in North-Eastern Uganda in the Karamoja Sub-region Kotido District. It involves continuous vertical high jumping.

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Ewoya Dance is a traditional Folk Dance of the Jie people found in North-Eastern Uganda in the Karamoja Sub-region Kotido District.

01 · What it is
Dance

Live movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.

02 · Where & name
Uganda

Placed on record in Uganda.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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What is Ewoya Dance in plain words?

Ewoya Dance is a traditional Folk Dance of the Jie people found in North-Eastern Uganda in the Karamoja Sub-region Kotido District.

Where is Ewoya Dance practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Ewoya Dance in Uganda.

What is the current condition of Ewoya Dance today?

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The tradition & historical record

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Ewoya Dance is a traditional Folk Dance of the Jie people found in North-Eastern Uganda in the Karamoja Sub-region Kotido District. It involves continuous vertical high jumping. This dance is significantly used to search for partners where both women and men jump and whoever jumps highest gets the most handsome or beautiful partner. Ewoya Dance of the Jie people are similar to that of the Maasai, and Karamojong. The Jie speak a language dialect of the Karamojong people.

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Ewoya Dance is traditional folk dance of the Jie people found in North-Eastern Uganda, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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