Dance

Here is the picture of Haitian Dance Viviane Gauthier. She hat been credited for keeping Haitian folklore dances alive such as Yanvalou, nago, rada.

Yanvalou, the Nago and the Rada are the names of three different forms of Haitian folk dance, different parts of voodoo drumming. Viviane Gauthier is a 97-year-old goddess of Haitian dance, a choreographer and a dance teacher. She has been credited for keeping these forms of Haitian folklore dances alive. Viviane is an inspirational example of the power and valuable influence of older people and she beautifully encapsulates core Haitian philosophy-- represents the immense contribution of the elderly in a society. She has represented Haitian folk dance all around the world. She is known as "the goddess of Haitian dance" because without her dedication for a long 75 years, it is believed that Haitian folklore dance would effectively be dead. She has completed her 97th birthday on March 17, 2015. Despite her age, Viviane Gauthier is an active figure in the dance community in Haiti.

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Kizomba is one of the most popular dance and music that came fromin Angola. A mix of traditional Angolan semba and merengue Kizomba is danced like Zouk music. It has been adopted in the regions where they play zouk

One of the characteristics of the Kizomba dance is that it is very sensual and flows with the music that is slower and usually very romantic rhythm

The dance style of Kizomba started associating with the music style in 1981. At that time, the confusions between zouk and kizomba started with the arrival of Cape Verdean emigrants in France in the late 80's

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It has been reported that the groups involved in the Zoe Kiki dance target students who take part in uniform if they do not wish to go home after classes. There DJ who spins music, remixed versions of the most popular songs. This is very popular form of entertainment for the young crowd.

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A dance group with the ability to capture deep emotion is Haiti's Ayikodans company

Through their performance, Ayikodans' dancers express their culture dance style, which blends the voodoo religion with various African, indigenous Indian and French influences.Haiti's Ayikodans company is an important cultural pillar.

Haiti's Ayikodans company performed at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami many times.

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One peace of culture that is very popular both in Haiti and the rest of the world is the Haitian dance. It has a rich variety of movement focused around the drum beats.
The role of the drum in Haitian dance is to provide the vibrating tones and rhythms. At the same time, it maintain the calm, balance, focus, sensuality, passion and excitement which make the dance so unique

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The appointment of Government Prosecutor Jean Renel Senatus has come at a time when Haiti is being faced by youthful criminal behaviors and at a time when there is a phenomenon known as Zo Kiki

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Here is a picture of the Haitian dance group IBO Dance Group. The talented dence organization was performing at Miami Dade College- at the Kendall Campus. The dance was an All Nighter for Haiti 2010.

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There are abuse of alcoholic beverages in the bars where these Zoe Kiki dances are taking place. We were told that there are many cases of prostitution of minors in those clubs as well.

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Many people in Haiti who believe that the Zoe Kiki dance is immoral are hopeful that the new Prosecutor in Haiti Jean Renel Senatus will fight this Zo Kiki phenomenon by establishing more rigid rules to protect minors

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Here is a picture of the famous dance group from Haiti Ayikodans lead by the Haitian choreographer Jeanguy Saintus. The group was performing at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in a charity concert

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