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Adowa Asaw

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Adowa dance
type of dance
Subclass ofdance Sesa mu
Native labelAkan Sesa mu
Country of originGhana Sesa mu
Two young girls dancing Adowa
Adowa Dancer in Kente Cloth

Adowa yɛ asaw a ɔyɛ Akanfo a wɔwɔ Ghana hɔn saw. Ɔyɛ amambra asaw a agye dzin wɔ Ghana, na wɔyɛ kyerɛ wɔ amambra nhyiamu tse dɛ, afahyɛ, eyiyɛ, awargye na dza ɔkeka ho ase. Asaw no yɛ nsɛnkyerɛdze a ɔma hɔn a wɔresaw no da hɔn atsenka edzi wɔ ber a wɔdze hɔn nan na hɔn nsa resaw. Wɔwɔ nsa nyɛkyerɛ ahorow a wɔyɛ no dwumadzi ahorow mu. Nkorɔfo dze atsenkapa dzi nkitsaho wɔ awargye ase na atsenkabɔn wɔ eyiyɛ ase.[1][2]

Adowa asaw wɔ nyimpa otsiban a ɔtow ndwom, nyimpa a ɔgye do na ndzɛmba a wɔdze bɔ ndwom no. Odzikanyi no na nyimpa a ɔgye do no taa yɛ mbasiafo mpanyimfo, a wɔdze nsamubɔ anaa adɔmba kɛse a wɔfrɛ no Dawur anaa adɔmba ketseaba a wɔfrɛ no Atoke dzi dwuma.[1]

Ndzeyɛɛ Ahorow

[sesa mu | sesa ekyirsɛm]

Adowa asafo dze nsɛnkyerɛndze kasa dzi dwuma, wɔdze nsa nsɛnkyerɛndze ahorow ka hɔn nsɛm. Dɛ honam nsɛnkyerɛndze, wɔdze krada kitsa hɔn nsamu dzi dwuma yi. Adowa asaw mu no, asafo dze hɔn nan na hɔn nsa saw mpɛn pii. Wotutu anamɔn bi wɔ asaw yi mu. ɔwɔ dɛ ɔyɛkyerɛnyi no dzi kan dze ahoɔdzen tu ne nan nyimfa no kɔ n’enyim. Ber a ɔyɛkyerɛ no rokɔ do no, ɔwɔ dɛ ɔsafo no hyɛ no nsew dɛ ɔnye kyenbɔnyi no no nkitsahodzi ba hɔn mu a adzepɛn.[3]


  1. 1.0 1.1 "Adowa dance". African music museum. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. Onuman, Veronica (23 August 2011). "Let's Dance Adowa - 5 Ashanti Dance Gestures". Nkyea.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. "Ghana. Adowa, the Unique Dance Style of the Ashanti". www.southworld.net (in American English). 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-10-18.