Similarities Between A Zulu Dance & American Stomp & Shake Routines

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video of Zulu [South African] young women auditioning for a spot in a dance troupe, and a video of a stomp & shake cheerleading squad from a historically Black American university.

I don't know what those Zulu women were saying. However, their short flared skirts, their self-confident in-your-face confrontational way of chanting as well as their body stances and hip shaking movements remind me of stomp & shake cheerleaders. What do you think?

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FEATURED VIDEOS
(Posted without editorial comments or transcriptions)

Example #1: Zulu girls nana



magicjohan, Uploaded on May 31, 2009

Audition video for Johan Yssel Global Africa Entertainment
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Unfortunately, this visuals in this video are difficult to see. However, you can still get a sense

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Example #2: WSSU Red Team Cheerleaders NC Stomp & Shake Competition



Kiaerica Krishelle, Published on Feb 23, 2013

WSSU opening up the show at the FIRST annual Stomp n Shake cheerleading competition on Saturday 2/23/2013
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WSSU = Winston-Salem State University {Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

The words to some of these cheers can be found on this page of my Cocojams cultural website: http://cocojams.com/content/stomp-and-shake-cheerleader-cheers. That page also includes information, text examples, videos,and comments about university level stomp & shake cheerleading. A link is also provided on that page to another Cocojams cheerleading cheers page which includes examples of children's and teenagers' stomp & shake cheerleading cheers.

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