Lesson 6: Stomps
Fundamentals
One of the most beautiful percussion universal steps. “Many (African) dances are directed towards earth, acknowledging it function as a food source, but also as a resting site for their ancestors. Both nourishing food and wise ancestor knowledge feed the individual and the group.; accordingly, the feet are used to maximise and emphasise the relationship between humans and the earth. Flat feet are used to shuffle, stomp, brush, graze to otherwise embrace the ground with the entire foot. Many times, when the foot is lifted, the emphasis ti to return the foot to the ground as quickly as possible, maintaining contact with the earth.” - from “Hot Feet and Social Change: African Dance and Diaspora Communities” edited by Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, Yvonne Daniel
One of the most beautiful percussion universal steps. “Many (African) dances are directed towards earth, acknowledging it function as a food source, but also as a resting site for their ancestors. Both nourishing food and wise ancestor knowledge feed the individual and the group.; accordingly, the feet are used to maximise and emphasise the relationship between humans and the earth. Flat feet are used to shuffle, stomp, brush, graze to otherwise embrace the ground with the entire foot. Many times, when the foot is lifted, the emphasis ti to return the foot to the ground as quickly as possible, maintaining contact with the earth.” - from “Hot Feet and Social Change: African Dance and Diaspora Communities” edited by Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, Yvonne Daniel