Dance

Gaze (Dance)

Uganda

Gaze is a traditional dance of the Lugbara people of Northern Uganda and parts of the WestNile sub-region.

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Gaze is a traditional dance of the Lugbara people of Northern Uganda and parts of the WestNile sub-region.

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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PerformanceGaze dance is performed by young people or children who have enough energy and strength to celebrate and appreciate their growth.
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What is Gaze (Dance) in plain words?

Gaze is a traditional dance of the Lugbara people of Northern Uganda and parts of the WestNile sub-region.

Where is Gaze (Dance) practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Gaze (Dance) in Uganda.

What is the current condition of Gaze (Dance) today?

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The tradition & historical record

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Gaze is a traditional dance of the Lugbara people of Northern Uganda and parts of the WestNile sub-region. The dance is performed by young people who have enough energy during traditional functions like marriage and festivals like "Okuza", a traditional Lugbara festival to celebrate culture and heritage, Lugbara people are the largest tribe in West Nile. 1

Performance

Gaze dance is performed by young people or children who have enough energy and strength to celebrate and appreciate their growth. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gaze (dance)”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Gaze (Dance) is Lugbara Traditional Dance, 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. 2

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