Make the connection GUMBOOTS Background 411 Translation Gumboot is the name of the footwear that South African miners wore to protect them from flooding shafts The bosses discovered that providing gumboots Wellington boots to the workers was ID: 301048
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GUMBOOTS vs. Stepping
Make the connection…Slide2
GUMBOOTS
Background 411
Translation:
Gumboot
is the name of the
footwear
that South African miners wore to protect them from flooding shafts.
The bosses discovered that providing gumboots (Wellington boots) to the workers was
cheaper than attempting to drain the mines
Categorized as a World Dance and a Social Dance…why?
Culture of origin: The
Gumboot dance developed from traditional African roots
and has now become a part of urban South African working-class culture
Timeline:
1880s
in the gold mines of South Africa
Way to survive isolation Slide3
GUMBOOTS
Reason for the dance…
workers facing oppression and hardship at the mines, including
punishment if they talked
to each other
while working
, were forced to adapt and
create new forms of communication and entertainment
. Inside the mines, the workers used Gumboots to communicate with each other, by
slapping their boots, stamping their feet, and rattling their ankle chains
What were the gumboot workers instruments?
What did they sing about?
What did they wear?
Who did they work with?Slide4
FUN FACTS
Some enlightened employers eventually allowed the best dancers to form troupes to represent the company, entertain visitors, and for public relations
Content was sung in Xhosa, Sotho, or Zulu which allowed the performers to sing their songs and publicly ridicule their bosses without their knowledgeSlide5
Stepping or step dancing
is
a form of
percussive dance
in which the participant's
entire body
is used as an
instrument
to produce
complex rhythms and sounds
through a mixture of
footsteps
,
spoken word
, and
hand
claps
Generally
performed by groups of three or more, often in arrangements that resemble military
formations
Stepping
may also draw from elements of
gymnastics, break dance, tap dance, march, or African and Caribbean dance
Some forms of stepping include the use of props, such as canes, rhythm sticks and/or fire and blindfoldsSlide6
NOW WE DANCE!
We will learn 3-4 Gumboot Dance Steps and incorporate them into a short combination
ARE YOU READY!
REMEMBER NO TALKING!