{"id":543,"date":"2018-11-27T09:17:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectimbizo.org\/?page_id=543"},"modified":"2023-10-03T07:20:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T07:20:55","slug":"communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectimbizo.org\/?page_id=543","title":{"rendered":"Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"543\" class=\"elementor elementor-543\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ac9ca5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ac9ca5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90988fe\" data-id=\"90988fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1c612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a1c612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.6 - 15-09-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communities<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4483c79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4483c79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-365ae6d\" data-id=\"365ae6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322b766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"322b766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.6 - 15-09-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NOTICE (as of 10\/1\/23): Please be patient with us as we upload our video materials. 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It is located in the south-eastern parts of  Zimbabwe, and neighbours the Gonarezhou National Park, which is close to the border Zimbabwe shares with Mozambique. There we found various dances such as, Xinyambela, Xibhelani Kukadha, Marhula, Tikhomba, Mbeula from the Xangani\/Tsonga people.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-189be3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"189be3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1aab73\" data-id=\"b1aab73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94ee51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"c94ee51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.6 - 15-09-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-google_maps .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden}.elementor-widget-google_maps iframe{height:300px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=masvingo%20province&#038;t=m&#038;z=7&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"masvingo province\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"masvingo province\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56a286e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56a286e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afbd520\" data-id=\"afbd520\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe60c2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fe60c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Masvingo dances<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-981c27d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"981c27d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1831b66\" data-id=\"1831b66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f64cda elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f64cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50b5bd elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e50b5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Matebeleland NORTH<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In Hwange, we found the Nambya people. Nambya people originated from Great Zimbabwe. They moved away and established  themselves in Hwange. They were among the people who constructed Great Zimbabwe Monuments such as the Nalatali Monuments, Khami Monuments, Shangano  Monuments, Matowa Monuments, and Vumbisi Monuments. Unfortunately, the monuments they constructed in the Hwange National Park are being destroyed by the wild animals such as Elephants and Buffalos. Nambya have many dances. There are dances for small kids  (bana bathukuthuku) and dances for the youth (mzano yebana vakurana). Some dances are performed after finishing the grain the have harvested is in the granaries. Other dances are performed during spiritual rituals (zvemijimu) such as Mhande, Chiperu, and Marira and when asking for the rain from  Mwali (supreme being). The communities we visited showed us dances such as Chiperu, Mhande, Mazenge, Ibhasa and Jiti.<br>\nThe Tonga people live along Kasambavezi (Zambezi) River and are popularly  known as the people of the river (basilwizi). They used to  stay along the banks of the river before the construction of Kariba Dam which separated them into two groups, some now living across the Zambezi River in  Zambia. However, despite the border marked by colonialism and continued after  independence, Tonga people from Zambia and Zimbabwe do not require visas or  passports to cross Zambezi to visit their relatives across the river. Many of them can simply cross the river by canoe. We found many Tonga communities in Binga. They showed us many dances such as Ngoma Buntimbe, Chilimba, and Saimpukutumpukutu.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdc3e27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdc3e27\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f988dd\" data-id=\"2f988dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6e138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"9b6e138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=matebeleland%20North%20province&#038;t=m&#038;z=7&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"matebeleland North province\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"matebeleland North province\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be869a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be869a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c36ad7b\" data-id=\"c36ad7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891388f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"891388f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">view matebeleland dances<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87bd9b1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87bd9b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59d9374\" data-id=\"59d9374\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a334b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33a334b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4ab15 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5c4ab15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">MATEBELELAND SOUTH<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Venda people are found concentrated in Beitbridge, which is south of Zimbabwe sharing,  the border with South Africa. Many of their relatives are across the  Limpopo at the Zimbabwe-South Africa border. Before the nation borders were created, these two communities were one and would visit each other without  migration challenges. Dumba, in Beitbridge, is in hot and dry region of the low veld, where the vegetation is mostly  Mopani, Acacia, Baobab and the Amarula. The Dumba Dance group featured in the section is made up of elderly women who are usually invited to  gatherings for their performances. They do their rehearsals at a local spot on the banks of Dumba River, which is a tributary to the Limpopo River, a few kilometres downstream. This community shared with two dances with us; Chigombela\/Chigombera and Marende\/Malende.<br><br>Bulilima, which is South West of Zimbabwe, along the country\u2019s border with Botswana, is predominantly populated by the Kalanga people.\nThere are many Kalanga cultural dances (mzano) but most of them are no longer  practiced. There are some dances practiced during funerals (dzifa), although christian songs. We met with the  Kalanga students of Tjehanga Primary  School who invited us to watch them practice Amahossana and also Amatshomane, which is a Xangani hunting dance. This  therefore implies the mobility ability of cultural dances and the integration of  the society. Cultures borrow from each other and it unites them. Students at Nopemano Primary School showed us the Kwayara dance.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2eb820 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2eb820\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c47f9\" data-id=\"d4c47f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fd481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"75fd481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=matebeleland%20south%20province&#038;t=m&#038;z=7&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"matebeleland south province\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"matebeleland south province\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da2c348 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da2c348\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-088f118\" data-id=\"088f118\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8eef1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1d8eef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">view matebeleland south dances<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bee7d5d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bee7d5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ab8c65\" data-id=\"6ab8c65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac904f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aac904f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838e728 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"838e728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">MANICALAND<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">People of Ndau culture were taught Shona in school and are still taught Shona even though the language has been recognized as a separate language. This is mainly because Ndau people are still working on modalities to produce literature for people to learn from. Ndau people are found on the borderlines of Mozambique and  Zimbabwe in Chimanimani and Chipinge. They are found in both Mozambique and Zimbabwe. They were divided by the scramble and partition of Africa by  colonialism. The colonial boundaries gave them new identities. Those in  Mozambique became subjects of Portugal while those in Zimbabwe subjects of  England. After Zimbabwe gain independence, Ndau people were not given the  pleasure to practice their cultural dances in school. In 2013, Phillip Kusasa and his colleagues established a centre in Bangira Village, 45km South West of Chipinge Town. Paiyapo Arts Centre is the host of Ndau Festival of the Arts (NDAFA). NDAFA is a platform that exhibits Ndau cultural  practices that include dances, crafts, culinary and environmental management. Competitions among the Ndau in their dances encourage hardworking as those  who lost would be preparing to be crowned the next season. Furthermore, they  were also there to teach the Ndau culture and unite them through gathering  people of all ages at one space thereby maintaining peace among them. Ndau people cultural dances include Chinyambera, Hondora, Madzviti, Mapenzi,  Mhongo\/Madanda, Muchongoyo, Tshokoto and Zvipunha. For Imbizo Project, we  were shown Madzviti, Mhongo and Muchongoyo dances of the Ndau people. Most  Ndau dances are spiritual dances.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7c2594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7c2594\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64e5238\" data-id=\"64e5238\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac11eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"ac11eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=manicaland%20province&#038;t=m&#038;z=7&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"manicaland province\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"manicaland province\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee3fd7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee3fd7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7014311\" data-id=\"7014311\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40158f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c40158f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Manicaland dances<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communities NOTICE (as of 10\/1\/23): Please be patient with us as we upload our video materials. 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