Entogoro
{{Short description|Ugandan courtship dance}}
Entogoro, also known as Orunyege, is a traditional courtship dance that is performed by the Batooro people of western Uganda. The dance holds great significance in the Tooro culture, practiced by young adults to select potential partners for marriage, as well as during weddings, initiation ceremonies, and social gatherings.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-26 |title=Traditional Dances of Uganda - Popular Dances |url=https://www.guidetouganda.com/about-uganda/culture/traditional-dances/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Guide to Uganda |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Cultural dance: Celebrating unity in diversity |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/undefined |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=New Vision |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=MUK's Runyege impresses Iguru |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/undefined |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=New Vision |language=en}} Its name comes from the ebinyege rattles and entogoro rings associated with the dance.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-04 |title=Runyege, Tooro’s energetic dance |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/lifestyle/entertainment/runyege-tooro-s-energetic-dance-1525636 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Monitor |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Orunyege – Entogoro Dance |url=https://bunyorokitarakingdom.org/orunyege-dance-of-bunyoro-kitara-kingdom/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Culture and Traditions |url=https://kabalegafoundation.org/about-bunyoro-kitara/culture-and-traditions.html |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Kabalega Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mulumba |first=Abu-Baker |date=2009-03-27 |title=Nandujja fine-tunes her drums for gala |url=https://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2709 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Observer - Uganda |language=en-gb |archive-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113135308/https://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2709 |url-status=dead }}
History
Entogoro has been passed down through generations. Its origins can be traced back to the Bunyoro-Kitara and Tooro Kingdoms.{{Cite web |title=Entogoro dance |url=https://samap.ukzn.ac.za/audio-keywords/entogoro-dance |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=South African Music Archive Project}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-05 |title=Love in the art of dance |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/lifestyle/reviews-profiles/love-in-the-art-of-dance-1492754 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Monitor |language=en}}
Dance movements
Entogoro is characterized by the rhythmic shaking of rattles—known as ebinyege—tied on the legs of male dancers and decorative rings—known as entogoro—tied around the waists of female dancers. This dynamic dance showcases the dancers' agility, flexibility, and artistic flair.{{Cite web |title=Enjebajebe and Akajebajebe |url=https://music.africamuseum.be/instruments/english/uganda/enjebajebe-akajebajebe.html |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=music.africamuseum.be}}
References
Further reading
- [https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781648250323/performing-arts-and-gender-in-postcolonial-western-uganda/ Performing Arts and Gender in Postcolonial Western Uganda]
- [https://www.routledge.com/Baakisimba-Gender-in-the-Music-and-Dance-of-the-Baganda-People-of-Uganda/Nannyonga-Tamusuza/p/book/9781138805002 Baakisimba Gender in the Music and Dance of the Baganda People of Uganda]
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