A Descriptive and Historical Analysis of Sanga Traditional Dance of the Asantes

Ronit Akomeah, E. Asante, N. Arthur
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Asante traditional dances bear and portray some aspects of Asante culture; albeit, less number of these traditional dances are much performed and mostly known within Asante and other places in Ghana and overseas. The internet; being a suggestive abode of information for educational, preservation and other purposes mostly host Adowa , Kete and Fͻntͻmfrͻm amongst the vast number of Asante traditional dances. Sanga is less performed and quite uncommon as it had been orally passed down as a means of preservation. Most people have neglected Sanga and there is basically less knowledge on the dance making it currently recede. This study therefore investigates the problem to understand the embedded meanings behind Sanga dance and to also advance the need and means for the preservation of Sanga traditional dance. In using the qualitative research method, interviews and observation were the main forms of data collection instruments used for the study. Data were collected from the Head of Performing Arts and the Ammamerɛso Agofomma of the Centre for National Culture, Kumasi and the then Ɛntrɛpakuo and the head teacher of the R/C JHS, Atwima Nerebehi . Most respondents are indigenes of the Ashanti Region and had in-depth knowledge on Sanga . A sample size of 16 was selected through purposive and snowball sampling. The results of the study proved that Sanga dance forms part of Asante culture and is mostly embedded in its related cultural elements; appropriate means to accurately document such receding traditional dances are in both photography and video formats. It was recommended that the chiefs and elders of various ethnic groups in Ghana should include receding Ghanaian traditional dances to public gatherings; and bridge the gap of preserving traditional dances by using documentary videos.
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阿桑特人传统舞蹈的描述与历史分析
阿散蒂传统舞蹈承载和描绘了阿散蒂文化的某些方面;尽管这些传统舞蹈的表演数量较少,但它们大多在阿散蒂和加纳其他地方以及海外闻名。互联网;作为一个具有教育、保护和其他目的的暗含性信息的住所,在大量的阿桑蒂传统舞蹈中,主要举办Adowa, Kete和Fͻntͻmfrͻm。僧伽的表演较少,而且相当罕见,因为它是作为一种保存手段口头相传的。大多数人都忽略了Sanga,而且基本上对这种舞蹈的了解较少,这使得Sanga目前正在消退。因此,本研究调查了这个问题,以了解桑迦舞蹈背后的隐含意义,并提出了保护桑迦传统舞蹈的需要和方法。在使用定性研究方法时,访谈和观察是研究中使用的主要数据收集工具。数据收集自库马西国家文化中心的表演艺术主任和阿玛玛·阿戈弗玛,以及当时的Ɛntr主任和R/C JHS的校长Atwima Nerebehi。大多数回答者是阿散蒂地区的土著人,对Sanga有深入的了解。通过目的抽样和滚雪球抽样,选取16个样本量。研究结果表明,桑嘎舞是阿散蒂文化的组成部分,并且大多镶嵌在与之相关的文化元素中;摄影和录像两种形式都可以准确地记录这种正在消退的传统舞蹈。有人建议,加纳各族裔的酋长和长老应将加纳传统舞蹈纳入公众集会;用纪录片的形式来弥补传统舞蹈的缺失。
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