best somali dance

[zidane88]

Dhaanto
Zeylici
Goobile
Sharax

[XimanJaale]

I demand to know why Goobile is not on the list

Goobile is in the list under the name 'Saar'.

[Rabshoole]

Its not the samething.

[XimanJaale]

Its not the samething.

Goobile is Saar. A traditional dance where people get boorane, where men and women dance side by side and poetic chant is said and then start to get so much boorane that they start to cut their arms due to excessive boorane.

Goobile Saar Gedood!

[Rabshoole]

Saar and goobile have nothing in common, if anything Saar is closer to balaqley.

[XimanJaale]

Are you delusional? Do you even know the lyrics of Goobile? It is called Saar Gedood!

You need to know that there are different types of Saar.

Listen to Saar:

[malibantu]

Dhaanto = gay

Once i was cultural festival and there was this Somali ethiopian group.

My white friends noticed how the move and the way they dance is so gay they all male and dance like woman.
Have you ever notice how Somali male dance dhaanto? They all dance act like females next time you see ome check it out your self.

[Ismail87]

^ I'm sure you koonfurians participate in niiko like women

[Vivacious]

^ I'm sure you koonfurians participate in niiko like women

You mean Bantus We lamagoodles don't niiko niiko waryaa

[malibantu]

Ayagoo awalba naag u ekaa jil jileec, ay hadana sidii oo naagihii isku rux ruxaan kkk
Kuwa afsoomaaliga aqoon.

This guys naturaly look like woman and are soft like Woman and they move and wave hands like lady kkkk. They call dhaanto but its call Gay dance
Otherwords Dhaanto = Gay love it or hee? Hate it

[malibantu]

Meel Libaax Soogalay Gay dhaanto ma joogaa? Maya dheh

Meel libaax Soogamay Lo ma joogeyso

Best Malibantu dance Kuraaxeeso waryaa

[kambuli]

No offense! but one dance that I can't stand is niiko..That is nasty fowqal nasty I always hated it.

[Lamagoodle]

Meel Libaax Soogalay Gay dhaanto ma joogaa? Maya dheh

Meel libaax Soogamay Lo ma joogeyso

Best Malibantu dance Kuraaxeeso waryaa

Great song. That song was part of a play by the great composer/playright, Axamadeey Abdi Gaashan. Sheikh Abukar, Kaltuumo, Feynus and Calasow

Kambuli. The Niiko in its best form - well-choreographed- is actually very good. Nowadays, the somali niiko has changed for the bad.

[zulaika]

Does one have to be in a state of deliriousness or possessed to dance saar? This is how I see saar..at least that's how I witnessed it being performed by a woman claiming to be an expert..she looked like she was catching holly ghost

[Lamagoodle]

Does one have to be in a state of deliriousness or possessed to dance saar? This is how I see saar..at least that's how I witnessed it being performed by a woman claiming to be an expert..she looked like she was catching holly ghost

Dear Zulaika,

In "real" geeljire- reer baadiye- country, the word "Saar" means "dance"; any kind of dance is called SAAR. The reer magaal "saar" is actually called Boorane/Ayaamo (driving away magic) and is an urban phenomenon. The reer baadiye saar comes in many forms and shapes. It involves women singing the chorus and men dancing. It is usually performed late in the evenings and one main objective is what is termed as "dhallin yareeys" i.e. dating/having fun with someone of the opposite gender. The SAAR is where men and women meet and form bonds. It comes in various shapes, moves, modes and moves; the Goobilo is popular in the western fringes of Gedo, the NFD and southern Ethiopia, The Zeylaci is common in the north; the Walansaqo is popular in the middle of Somalia and the good old Dhaanto (the new one is horrible) is common across somalia. The Gebley shimbir and Batar were practised by women on the interriverine regions. The Beerey, Kabeebey and qaboobey are common on the jubba river and is practised by farmers.

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