My research inspired me to create a dance to African music. You can find more on my research below. African dance had a huge influence on many dance styles known today. I wanted to see what would happen if I let the the African music influence my dance style. I found a song by Chiwoniso, an African artist. She uses a tradition instrument called the mbira. I choreographed a dance to this song. I video taped the dance from many angles and then cut them together, so the dance would be shown in the best light.
In the beginning this project was a comparison of my dance life and the African dance culture. As I did more and more research, I realized that I need to be studying the evolution of African dance culture. There wasn't enough separation between the two to compare them. African dance has influenced many other dance styles and traditions. In the Sway I created below, you can see the research I did along with videos that give examples of what I am talking about.