The Functional Value of Ebira-Ozomeche Folk Dance Performance
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2012-11
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The Redeemer's University Journal of Theatre and Cultural Studies
Abstract
Dance is an integral part of the African life and culture. It is a vital
medium of cultural expression and transmission of traditions, beliefs,
norms, philosophies, histories, folklores, ethical values, ethos and
etiquette. However, influence of modernity has in some way
contributed to the jettison of some of the most valuable African folk
dance performances in modern African society. Consequently, the
values therein are also thrown overboard for mere entertainment.
Therefore, this paper exposes the vital place of ozomeche folk dance
performance in Ebira culture.
Hence, this posterity sake expositional documentation sails on
a springboard of sociological research approach to expose the values
of Ebira-Ozomeche folk dance performance thereby establishing the
potency of folk dance, as a vital medium of good upbringing and
character molding. These values transmitted from generation to
generation through performance, permeate educational, ethical and
moral impartation.
Among other findings, we discover that Ozomeche folk
dance form beyond cultural transmission and preservation serves as
an informal channel of knowledge acquisition, vocational tutorage,
human development and social change cutting across all spheres of
life.
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Functional, Folk dance, Performance, Norms, Culture