Swange
African dance
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Swange is an urban recreational dance practiced by the Tiv people, where men and women participate together. This dance is performed in a circle, a common formation in village dances, and blends traditional musical themes with highlife rhythms. These rhythms are created using a mix of Tiv and Hausa instruments. The highlight of Swange is often a solo dancer who improvises freely, drawing from various Tiv dance styles in a rhythmic exchange with the lead drummer.1
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