Did the Dhaanto Dance die a long time ago?

[Khadar]

I believe the dhaanto dance died a long time ago, most probably after the civil war when Wahhabism took over Somalia, and an Arabization of the Somali culture occurred.

Dhaanto is an extinct part of our culture because I've been to many Somali weddings and events my whole life, and I never once saw the dhaanto dance being performed. In fact, I never even heard of it till 2012 when I visited the Motherland. It's sad it died because it was a beautiful part of our ancient Somali culture.
The Ethiopians still have and perform their ancient cultural dances, how come we let our dances die?

 

[Hubble]

Dhaantadu mey dhimman
Dhulkana kuma dhicin
Dhaantada dhaqankeenna weeyaanay!

If anything dhaanto is doing the best out of all our traditional dances and songs.

 

[TheSayid]

have you tuned in to estv they're doing that 24/7

 

[Game]

I wish it did. But i hear that annoying music every time i goto Somali weddings or Xaflado.

 

[Seoul]

@Khadar most weddings I go to are always doing dhaanto. It's one of my favourite dances actually.

 

[Mercury]

I dont know its usually The other way for me every wedding its dhaanto

By the way those who dont have dhaanto on their weddings usually dont know much about somali culture or they are cheap as hell I unfortunately only have experience of the latter

Of all the weddings i recall going too which didnt do The dhaanto

We got NO cake and NO food The only time we did get cake to my suprisement it was just a cupcake cake wtf

 

[Seoul]

I've been to some weddings were there wasn't enough food and people were fighting for seats lol. It was mainly because anyone could come to the wedding and people were inviting their next door neighbours Iyo the whole city.

 

[Mercury]

I've been to some weddings were there wasn't enough food and people were fighting for seats lol. It was mainly because anyone could come to the wedding and people were inviting their next door neighbours Iyo the whole city.

Well thats just a typical somali wedding nowadays they send out invitation cards and People still Come uninvited

 

[Canuck]

I believe the dhaanto dance died a long time ago, most probably after the civil war when Wahhabism took over Somalia, and an Arabization of the Somali culture occurred.

Dhaanto is an extinct part of our culture because I've been to many Somali weddings and events my whole life, and I never once saw the dhaanto dance being performed. In fact, I never even heard of it till 2012 when I visited the Motherland. It's sad it died because it was a beautiful part of our ancient Somali culture.
The Ethiopians still have and perform their ancient cultural dances, how come we let our dances die?

Don't worry it wouldn't die because I saw on TV school for traditional dance in Mogadishu one of dances was dhaato

 

[DeMoN]

I try to dhaanto marka uu dhiigo igu kaco but I always fk it up walahi.

smh

 

['Omar]

I feel you bro, same here.

 

[RedStar]

Go to Jigjiga where even the 5 year-olds think they're dhaanto experts

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

Let's ask our resident OG @VicePrez

 

[BebsiBolice]

I still see it at weddings

 

[angrycat]

then u must not be from reer dhaanto, because dhaanto plays at every wedding these days, especially dhaanto jijjiga

 

[Bielsa]

Dhaanto is alive and kicking. It hasn't gone anywhere.

 

[Moravia]

The ogaden killed our very own version of the Ethiopian chicken dance.