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The impact of African
traditional dance: Orósùn example
Adesina Adegbite
Department of Performing Arts, P. M. B. 1515, University of
Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. E-mail:
sinabev@yahoo.com,
adegbiteadesina@googlemail.com,
adesina08@unilorin.edu.ng. Tel: 234 (0) 80 5720
5820, (0) 80.6098.3583.
Accepted
12 May, 2010. |
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Orósùn
in Ìdànrè, is observed to be a special traditional festival
in Ondo State, Nigeria, which annually brings about positive
changes in the lives of the people. The festival,
which is richly endowed with dance and multifarious
entertainment nuances largely, attracts people of various
tones and shades because of its positive impact on them and
the society at large on annual basis. In view of this, the
study, through observatory method of research, believes
that, if carefully harnessed, the therapeutic tendencies of
dances in the festival are capable of facilitating various
changes being envisaged in the society.
Key
words:
Orosun diety, Idanre Land (Nigeria), dance impact in African
traditional festival, African traditional festival, Orosun
festival in Idanre, traditional festivals in Idanre. |
