Ms Darkskin killin' it lol

How? she has yet to show a better caliber of dancers than i have. Killing what?

My opinion based on what was said

what was said? Her whole argument is based off the assumption that i give caribbeans zero credit. I never said that. Im simply saying that they're no as influentioal,overall, as americans. Which is true.

Just look at this thread alone. The only thing she can show is random jamaicans doing dances. She has no gregory hines,janet jacksons,ushers,chris browns, michael jacksons to show me. You see the difference right there

Ok still like Ms D's argument

Crayola1:

Ms Darkskin killin' it lol

you know it.
It's all about logic and common sense. 

Some folks lack both. 

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Dancehall routine 

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it appears a bit stiff but obviously it's practice. Now when the finish product is performed i bet it would be FYAH! 
They have some work to do but I definitely respect the effort. 

French dancehall group.
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I feel soo proud!  GLOBAL! Jamaica to di world!! 
I love the 'hip hop' routine the lil ones did in the end! So CUTE! 

French Caribbean DH rendition.
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Jamo and Martinique DHQs in France.
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What have you done to discount or prove my argument was wrong. I said blacks were more influential than jamaicans. You have done absolutely nothing to disprove that. Your argument is based on if caribbeans have any influence at all. Im not arguing that, thats not what im saying. You have yet to show a dance or dancers that are relevant to global pop culture outside certain interest groups. Whose a jamo dancer or dance that everybody knows?

Im curious is there more to a'lot of those dances than just shaking your @ss and gyrating your hips in a sexually suggestive motion? I see no technique,skill or sophistication with alot of the dances your posting. One has to have some volume of estrogen just to do that ish lol

Hottest group in dance right now through all genres

Hip hop

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Black stepping

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Kony fuuq off.

Americans grind and gyrate just as much as we do.
your stepping, krumping etc is no different and infact look more African than they
do "American". Like I said before everything Americans do is the result of some foreign
influence you all are not called AFRICAN Americans for no reason. America would NOT be America
without immigrants bringing in their influences. Jamaicans are NO exceptions  . I've not only shown AAs
and celebrities doing Jamaican dance renditions but also fans from all over. Not even ALL just a sample
yet you complain. Even on HIP HOP shows they STILL always dedicate a segment to dance hall! 
Step off and just post videos.

I post what I feel to do because I can. You have no respect for different ppl's cultures and I refuse
to continue any debate with a close minded person like you. Keep posting[b] the same dance move[/b]
videos  and I WILL do me. Anything you say henceforth will be ignored as I will only end up repeating myself.

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Liberian girls dancing African/Dancehall. 
Go girls!

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R & B singers J-lo and Ciara made the 'Sassa Step' dance popular in the states  .

J-Lo in her 'Get Right' video and Ciara in her 'Oh' video (btw Tanisha Scott, a Jamaican - Canadian, was the choreographer  )

Here's a video of Dutch dancehall choreographers teaching the basics 

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Skip to my lou

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i read the comments. lol somebody was like "jamacian girls are the truth raaaa"
yes, indeed! we are!! 

Just as she said NUH LINGA is a dance that requires attitude!
This is actually Usain Bolt's dance. 

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HMMM dancehall in south Africa. I like how the guy want to bring the DHQ contest to SA 
he should. I just hope he knows the rules are the winner is to compete in Jamaica 

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Africans doing Jamaican dances. Beautiful.
LOVING THE LOVE 

Krumping sucks. So we dont even have to go there . And how is stepping african? Black people need to stop trying to connect every little theng they do to africa. No matter how farfetched it may sound. BLACK-American dance and music are distinctively AMERICAN. I dont know about you jamos. Our americaness actually pisses some black americans off believe it or not. So you will have certain americans implementing "ethnicity"(africa) in any aspect of our culture that they can. Even if its false

As far as jamo dancing. What you've been showing me so far confirms my assessment . Jamaican dance is a female thing. Not all of it, but most of it is and depends on the dancer having a dosage of estrogen

Kill two birds with one stone

Best dancer+Black american jazz/theatre dancing
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@ topic:

Cameroon dance from the Bamoun tribe 

This is the FOUNDATION of caribbean salsa dance.
I also think Malian dance is as well.

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Nobody is talking about Afro. Latin dances. 

Here's some of our ppl working it in Cuba 

West Indians stand up!
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AMAZING! Black people are truly what makes the world go round! EVERY WHERE we are, we do it BIG! 

Puerto Rican 'Bomba' dance.
This was a dance that enslaved Africans in the caribbean did.
It's common in most islands however each island has it's own version.

This is Puerto Rico.

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One of the most "African" latin dances-- this one is straight African.

Colombian "Mapale"

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The African influence is intense in Cuba.  They drum bata and even still sing in Yoruba!

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Bet you didn't know that they danced to Soukous in South America.  It's called "Champeta" in Colombia.
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^^ EXCELLENT VIDEOS NAKAL   

African influence is exhibited strongly in latin and caribbean cultures.
although it is watered down and remixed, it is still VERY evident and it's a beautiful thing. 

Soukous and Semba is very popular in west indian countries in south america because
there are a lot of Portuguese and french speaking Africans who have traveled west and
introduced the music style to the people on top of the music they've inherited from their African
ancestors. That is why when a certain person tried to tell me PRs are "latin"  i had to laugh because
without west and central Africa, Caribbean and Latin cultures (which are the same) would be mad boring  and
virtually non-existent.  Same histories and same blood.

Another thing is the Non Afro Latinos are adament that Shakira's rendition of the Cameroonian hit
"Waka Time for Africa" (i THINK that is the title lol) is native to colombia but they fail to realize or mention
as I stated before that west africans brought the track to colombian djs in the 1980s. 

Anyway thanks again for posting the videos.

MsDarkSkin:

^^ EXCELLENT VIDEOS NAKAL   

African influence is exhibited strongly in latin and caribbean cultures.
although it is watered down and remixed, it is still VERY evident and it's a beautiful thing. 

Soukous and Semba is very popular in west indian countries in south america because
there are a lot of Portuguese and french speaking Africans who have traveled west and
introduced the music style to the people on top of the music they've inherited from their African
ancestors. That is why when a certain person tried to tell me PRs are "latin"  i had to laugh because
without west and central Africa, Caribbean and Latin cultures (which are the same) would be mad boring  and
virtually non-existent.  Same histories and same blood. 

Another thing is the Non Afro Latinos are adament that Shakira's rendition of the Cameroonian hit
"Waka Time for Africa" (i THINK that is the title lol) is native to colombia but they fail to realize or mention
as I stated before that west africans brought the track to colombian djs in the 1980s. 

Anyway thanks again for posting the videos. 

Its nice to see someone paying attention to our similarities.  I think most popular dance moves can be traced back to Africa but the Caribbeans and African Americans have re-interpreted and modernised them to the extent that many young Africans now copy them.

This is one of my favourites:

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k.o.n.y:

what was said? Her whole argument is based off the assumption that i give caribbeans zero credit. I never said that. Im simply saying that they're no as influentioal commercial,overall, as americans. Which is true.

MOST of the Black American entertainment is watered down and commercialised inorder to appeal to white consumers - Africans are the best dancers of all time.

EDO people (Southern Nigeria) Dancing

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Theres nothing remotely watered down or commercial about black entertainment. Most of our dances come from the street and are completely "original". Hence its popularity in the first place. African and caribbean dance are more tribal in comparison, doesnt mean its more "original" lol

nolongTing:

Its nice to see someone paying attention to our similarities.  I think most popular dance moves can be traced back to Africa but the Caribbeans and African Americans have re-interpreted and modernised them to the extent that many young Africans now copy them.

Absolutely.
In everything it's been remixed in the states. America is not just a melting pot interracially speaking but also within the races. African American culture is no exception. Doug E Fresh was born in Barbados for instance and his superior beat boxing skills are definitely attributed to his cultural roots in the caribbean where drum beats and rhythm syles brought in from Africa is evident and highly influential.  From music to dance, American black culture is a fusion and mix of all black ethnicities. A lot of black Americans have this 'superiority' mentality and end up shocked when their activists, actors, musicians, dancers; etc are actually Caribbean and/or African in origin. The ability for Africans and Caribbeans to assimilate to the American way is largely due to our similarities as a race as opposed to our differences. This is undeniable.

ya all shld check out dese cameroonians. damn they are good!

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LOL. Bootleg Jamo girl, is in here frontin hard. Ey, you know we the best, just get over it and move on. Take it like a big girl.

MsDarkSkin:

Absolutely.
In everything it's been remixed in the states. America is not just a melting pot interracially speaking but also within the races. African American culture is no exception. Doug E Fresh was born in Barbados for instance and his superior beat boxing skills are definitely attributed to his cultural roots in the caribbean where drum beats and rhythm syles brought in from Africa is evident and highly influential.  From music to dance, American black culture is a fusion and mix of all black ethnicities. A lot of black Americans have this 'superiority' mentality and end up shocked when their activists, actors, musicians, dancers; etc are actually Caribbean and/or African in origin. The ability for Africans and Caribbeans to assimilate to the American way is largely due to our similarities as a race as opposed to our differences. This is undeniable.

The beatbox in the context of hip hop, like almost everything else, started in the states. Doug e fresh got his skills from harlem not barbados lol.


The dominating black culture in the us stems from the descendants of slaves here in the US. Most political,social,civil rights cultural etc figures are american descendants of slaves. Sure you have so called "caribbeans" here and there. But the fact is the overwhelming majority are americans. And americans are more relevant period


Most that were successful anyway completley absorbed themselves into african american culture anyway. Just like obama

From harriet tubman to mlk and all the americans inbetween- carribeans are not on our level

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From 1:30

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From the comments:

"as an african american of enslaved igbo heritage its so cool to see so many "familiar" dances in igbo country"

Hmm, is that right?[/center]

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Imagine dancing all this. . .
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If dance could kill. . .

lol @ Darapture's g@y azz. I wasn't 'bootleg' when you were following
me around the damn forum happy cos I was speaking on behalf of AAs
now was I? Interesting you left the tribal section and came on here. . .
Multiple accounts much?  give it up kony.  History books and the evidence
are on my side, just up to you to read and learn to stop fighting facts. nuff said!! 


these girls KILLED IT!! 
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my favorite of the group has to be the twins!! 

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Caribbeans in France rep harder than the ones in the UK 

ezeagu:

From the comments:

"as an african american of enslaved igbo heritage its so cool to see so many "familiar" dances in igbo country"

Hmm, is that right?

smh. unfortunately that is how some of my people are.
and if they do give credit, it's half azzed as above

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so im watching this video and thinking,
"okay brazil gettin it!" then i saw the white guy and i DIED laughing!

firestar:


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If dance could kill. . .

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@ ijaw_girl AWESOME!! the little girl is sooo ADORABLE!! 

MsDarkSkin:

lol @ Darapture's g@y azz. I wasn't 'bootleg' when you were following
me around the damn forum happy cos I was speaking on behalf of AAs
now was I? Interesting you left the tribal section and came on here. . .
Multiple accounts much?  give it up kony.  History books and the evidence
are on my side, just up to you to read and learn to stop fighting facts. nuff said!! 


these girls KILLED IT!! 
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my favorite of the group has to be the twins!! 

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Caribbeans in France rep harder than the ones in the UK 

smh. unfortunately that is how some of my people are.
and if they do give credit, it's half azzed as above

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so im watching this video and thinking,
"okay brazil gettin it!" then i saw the white guy and i DIED laughing! 

naa Carribeans in the UK and toronto rep harder. .no one hears abt the caribbeans in  France

yea the cammy girl is good, she reminds me of my younger sister

ijaw_girl:


naa Carribeans in the UK and toronto rep harder. .no one hears abt the caribbeans in  France

speak for yourself.