Folk Dances of Trinidad and Tobago1974 - Bongo (Dance) - 49 pages |
Common terms and phrases
accompaniment African areas backward bamboo basic bead beat Bele blow body boys brooms brought called Carnival centre character chipping circle coloured completely consists continues costume Count covered Dance is performed dancers direction dress drum entire face feet Festival fire followed foot formal four French front ground hands head held holds Hosay inches Indian Origin individually iron Kalinda knee lifted Limbo mainly minutes moon movement moves forward nature night occasion one-two-three onlookers outwards participate passes performed persons piece placed played players pole popular position practised public dances rhythm rhythmically road shakes Shango short shoulder side simple simultaneously singing slightly sometimes song sort Spanish spirit squatting stage step stick stickfight streets strike struck sung supported Tam-tam tent Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago turn usually variation village waist wear women wood