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OP What is the correct term for the extraordinary jumping dance of the Kenyan tribesmen? I think it might be called the "Maasai jumping dance" but I can't find a reliable source—not even Wikipedia has anything on it.
The poster formerly known as Hydra.
Basketball?
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The poster formerly known as Hydra
What a Prince!
" Uiteraard nadat we hem betaald hadden. Masai krijgers springen altijd heel hoog, de zogenaamde ' Ipid' om hun kracht en viriliteit te tonen."
From someone Dutch's travel log: about the Masai jumping dance: 'Ipid '
"de zogenaamde ' Ipid' om hun kracht en viriliteit.... "
"the so called ' Ipid' to show their power and virility .... "
Starting again from that word I get Ipods and lots of Ipids that do
not correspond.
Say Big Number, don't you think that "Masai Dance" would be distinctive enough? It's not like people would mistake this dance for a waltz.
Teddy Rooselvelt called the dance the the "Masai Dance" back in 1909.
The dance can be seen at the very end of the third clip.
It looks easy. Sorta like the watusi...
Wahaaaaaaaa wah wah watusi.
Come on and take a chance
with this latest dance. [1962]
United States : 1909.
Summary
Scenes of African peoples and of TR's safari party, all probably filmed in British East Africa (Kenya) in 1909. View of TR planting a tree in front of trading company building, possibly located in Mombasa, long shot of busy amusement area in Kenyan seaport of Mombasa, including shot of ferris wheels filled with Swahilis; shots, taken from observation platform on train engine, of plains along the Uganda Railway, with herdsmen who are probably Masai and railroad workers visible along tracks; train pulls into small community; women who are probably Masai, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu, gather water at spring, accompanied by children.
Rainmaker dances in ritual ceremony, surrounded by Swahilis; members of unknown tribe draw water from a well, with large thatched structure in background; views of Masai men, women, and children in kraal, with clear shots of mud houses; TR and his party appear in group of Kikuyu and/or Masai tribesmen; women who are probably Masai, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu, form ceremonial circle on open plain; TR and members of his party examine a gun in the presence of African tribesmen; unidentified tribesmen pose individually for camera at close range, with campsite visible in background; at campsite porters work busily, either setting up or breaking camp, with TR briefly visible; view of the Kikuyu dance and/or the Masai dance, incorrectly identified by interior title as Zulu dance, in honor of TR's visit; Roosevelt party crosses stream, with porters carrying gear and safari members across water toward camera.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?am...LID+roosevelt))
Edited to highlight ferris wheels filled with Swahilis. What a delightfull phrase!
Last edited by themilum; 12/29/06 05:35 PM.
Perhaps 'Ipid' is a loose translation of 'hotfoot'.
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Not bad . Not bad. But maybe (Kenya was an English speaking colony):
Ipid -- from high pedestrian--Ighped--Ipid, and so a Kenyan abbrevation.
Last edited by BranShea; 12/28/06 09:13 PM.
You certainly taught me the meaning of the word LARGE. On page 31 yes! The undoubted proof that what apparently is a jump is indeed called a jump in maasai language.Then I had a good
I hardly dare ask you what a Pdf is. Paper , apparently but the rest...
I really need an abbr. dict.
But still, I'm impressed you really found that proof!
portable document format (use OneLook for abbrevs too; in this case the Acronym Finder is one of the many hits.)
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