Talk:Mapouka

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Traditional origin and context? Other countries?

The sole source at present (a New York Times article from 2000), describes a contemporary entertainment performed for an audience and also a popular dance move at clubs, but not a traditional-religious source. Other countries mentioned: Abidjan and Congo. So the page content is not comprehensive, requiring expansion and citations. -- Deborahjay (talk) 08:51, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to hopefully provide another source I just found that (I think) illustrates some of the more traditional mapouka.2602:306:8B80:52E0:3558:E75F:CD01:EBB8 (talk) 00:46, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I should also say that I don't think real traditional mapouka is done bending totally over and I don't see that it is the same as the shimmy, but I don't know enough about it to make the necessary edits and additions. I hope someone who does know will add to this article because mapouka has enough importance both as a traditional African dance and as a modern cultural phenomenon (the root of so-called "twerking") to warrant a some knowledgeable elaboration!. 2602:306:8B80:52E0:3558:E75F:CD01:EBB8 (talk) 00:58, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]