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Namibian Dance & Embodied Heritage

The Ancestral Movement Garden

A dedicated pathway for exploring Namibian dance, movement, rhythm and embodied cultural expression.

Enter an elemental room

Choose a room for a gentle elemental dance. Move only in ways that feel comfortable.

Flowing, soft, continuous

The Aquarium Room

Let your arms and spine move like water. Nothing needs to be sharp.

A creative movement practice — not therapy or medical treatment.

These communities are not culturally interchangeable. Each dance or movement tradition will be researched individually — its name, context, purpose, history and contemporary practice.

Oshiwambo

In research

Entries will be added once sourced and reviewed.

Herero

In research

Entries will be added once sourced and reviewed.

Nama

In research

Entries will be added once sourced and reviewed.

Damara

In research

Entries will be added once sourced and reviewed.

Kavango

In research

Entries will be added once sourced and reviewed.

Other communities

In research

Entries will be added once sourced and reviewed.