Which graceful Akan dance, characterized by subtle symbolic hand gestures and expressive facial mime, is traditionally performed at funerals and durbars?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Adowa Dance
- Step 1: Adowa originated among the Akan people as a funeral dance imitating the movements of an antelope. Step 2. Performers wear mourning cloths (Kuntunkuni or Kobene) and communicate emotional messages via hand gestures. Answer: Adowa Dance. Why not the others: Kpanlogo is energetic Ga social dancing; Borborbor is Ewe; Bamaya is Dagomba men's waist dance.
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