Igbo Atilogwu Dance in Atlanta, GA, USA

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6 жыл бұрын

Students of the Atlanta Igbo School perform the Atilogwu Dance on June 9, 2018. Choreographed by Queenette Ohaya.

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@ezeoforscholastica7161 4 жыл бұрын

See Igbo new generation, the blood of our parents still flowing strongly in our youth even in diaspora.Our culture will never die.l

@tlig 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but for how long?

@slem9687 Жыл бұрын

@@tlig for very long o I have seen quite a number of Igbo families living Abroad that teach their culture to their children and they even bring them back home during the festivities

@cindyleandre3999 5 жыл бұрын

I am a Proud Igbo Woman although I was born in Haiti.

@ekeneokeke8244 2 жыл бұрын

Love you Dear Sister.

@mhizummy2091 8 ай бұрын

❤❤

@juliethhouseofdesigns147 3 жыл бұрын

I am from Tanzania am learning how to dance Igbo dance , God continues to bless Afrika

@roni.5335 5 жыл бұрын

My aunt told me our family tree traces back to the Igbo Tribe. This video warms my heart to see my extended family.

@obinnaezealah2465 2 жыл бұрын

Igbo is not a tribe, it’s an ethnic nation.

@silvermorona 2 жыл бұрын

@@obinnaezealah2465 it's kinda the same thing.

@nabachwamalusiennie2745 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a Ugandan from East Africa. I love our African cultural dances. Love lgbo dance moves 😍😘.

@King-vv9rf 4 жыл бұрын

Much love to u

@BiafraNewssupportBiafra 5 жыл бұрын

In my next world i will still be a proud Igbo woman,Igbo amaka

@vnation4443 5 жыл бұрын

And above all as an AFRICAN That's the most important thing

@princegalatians6764 5 жыл бұрын

Biafra News : support Biafra we are Hebrew lsraelite from lsrael and we going back when yahawashi who the world ignorantly calls Jesus returns 👋🏿 Qam Yasharahla

@pichunakichuna2111 5 жыл бұрын

Biafra News : support Biafra I had Igbo has a lot of juju is it true?

@kellyjoshua4581 5 жыл бұрын

You said it all my dear and well talk

@Zaaion 5 жыл бұрын

Dalu Nne oma

@stanleyifeanyi9408 2 жыл бұрын

Am a proud Igbo man from IMO state Nigeria God bless Igbo race

@ane1315 5 жыл бұрын

IgbO beautiful cultural people. I so much appreciate your Cultural dance moves and flute play, Lol it reminds me of my childhood memory of nollywood. Much love from a Hausaboy. ♥🇳🇬♥

@chibaby0306 6 жыл бұрын

Our culture will never die! Thank you to all of you who are doing a great job teaching our culture to the youths! chukwu gozie gi ofuma!!!! IGBO KWENU!!!!!! beautiful job beautiful ladies

@oluakinwale4485 5 жыл бұрын

@l might need security - it will die if it's not passed to the next generation which is something most Nigerians are doing even in Nigeria!

@JediJide2 5 жыл бұрын

The real Atilogwu dancers were/are fire. Gymnastics and everything to boot. These ladies still performed well, but if you see the real thing, it'll blow your mind.

@princexl33840 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro, the real atilogwu I saw in my country Nigeria was dynamite! They tried sha.

@viviannegesh5228 5 жыл бұрын

Good

@sandmors7998 5 жыл бұрын

Plus it was in a close, confined room. I'm sure it is mind blowning! The music, that instrument, is that a native igboo instrument? It's beautiful and meditative. I love African cultures and proud to be of African heritage!

@walterumeh4622 4 жыл бұрын

sand mors yes it is native Igbo instrument. Ogene , Oja (Igbo flute), udu and Igbo drums. You can google it and see the pictures of the aforementioned Igbo instruments.

@christieatuh 5 жыл бұрын

The sound of oja is so unique and beautiful. Beautiful dancing

@mikem5021 2 жыл бұрын

Only Igbos (their descents) and Native Americans have that flute/oja. It was used back in the days to invoke and invite the spirits.

@tracyjustice1600 5 жыл бұрын

"Igbo kwenu zweenu" I don't know I got it correct, love Nigerian people(culture ) and their language is very interesting love Tanzania

@respectisreciprocal3597 4 жыл бұрын

Igbo kwenu, kwezueenu

@docrakidocraki8067 4 жыл бұрын

Igbo not Nigerian. Nigeria is a cursed state

@smittyanderson4416 2 жыл бұрын

This is biafra in nigeria...

@kendrickcury8445 2 жыл бұрын

@@docrakidocraki8067 she una done start🙄

@ukamakaobiora 3 жыл бұрын

I am a phenomenal Igbo woman forever and proudly Igbo even in my next world. Igbo forever!! Isee!!!

@babragift5053 5 жыл бұрын

This igbo dance looks so much like our kisoga dances in Uganda big up team basogas🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

@mekanenrikmekanenrik416 5 жыл бұрын

We are ONE BIG FAMILY, ONE AFRICA.

@babragift5053 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed dear it's very true we are

@anthonyokonkwo6251 2 жыл бұрын

I’m always being told their are tribes that their culture is very similar to that of the Igbos in Uganda.

@agnes.enanga2123 5 жыл бұрын

I'm from cameroon, thanks my lovely Africa people. God bless you all.

@annittatht 5 жыл бұрын

@Desirea Winton itsran African tradition and no it doesn't stem from Strip culture. It JS not our culture, the stripping thing.

@mentalandfloss2550 5 жыл бұрын

@Desirea Winton, has nothing to do with strippers; it's a celebratory gesture that's practiced by various cultures in the world.

@dubemellit2932 4 жыл бұрын

Desirea Winton ...it’s a culture to appreciation, it doesn’t necessarily need to be female dancers, it could be male,mothers,fathers,men,...etc In other words ,it’s a gift to the dancers,their group or the individual.

@mumzelmightyice5437 5 жыл бұрын

Our Ancestors story handed down to a new generation.. beautiful blessings🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🦋❤💜🦋

@immaculetaodinaka2186 5 жыл бұрын

I'm proudly igbo girl (Nwa Ada igbo) good job

@BenBen-bt6xw 5 жыл бұрын

IGBOS MONEY PEOPLE. GOD BLESS IGBOS EVERY WHERE AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF BIAFRA.

@stanleyabor3120 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks God for creating me an IGBO. Igbo Amaka

@caesarsavage8894 5 жыл бұрын

So?

@stanleyabor3120 5 жыл бұрын

Are you jealous Bini man?

@nanjemoyal-kursi3078 5 жыл бұрын

@@stanleyabor3120 * Iam black American and I was told by two Igbo that I look Binin, and they boath laugh. WHY DID THEY LAUGH?

@junking7803 5 жыл бұрын

@@caesarsavage8894 😀😀😀😀😀

@awarranetworktv499 4 жыл бұрын

That sound of 'oja' gets to the soul. Who's here in 2020?

@nwankwonwachukwu5277 4 жыл бұрын

@mikem5021 2 жыл бұрын

It was used back in the days to invoke and invite the spirits or ancestors. It's so powerful that even the spirits when they hear it, will come out.

@mariamk7828 5 жыл бұрын

This is not my culture but I love embracing culture. This gave me goosebumps

@martin-joeokafor9825 5 жыл бұрын

This is marvelous, Igbo culture will never die, thanks be to God.

@OnlyJesusMatters 3 жыл бұрын

Yoruba man here. Love to see our Nigerian cultures display. All beautiful cultures and traditional musical instruments.

@akendon7260 3 жыл бұрын

Point of correction Igbo/Biafran culture, not Nigerian. Only Biafran clans or Easterners have this culture. Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani do not. We are not the same people and don't even look alike.

@OnlyJesusMatters 3 жыл бұрын

@@akendon7260 Social media warrior.

@godfirstnpg7245 Жыл бұрын

@@OnlyJesusMatters That sounds authoritative, somebody is telling you, I'm not this, I'm that and you are offended. I wonder what is wrong with a black man. Are you literally saying he has no right to choose who he want to be?

@taiwomary6511 Жыл бұрын

@@godfirstnpg7245 Where is the offense? Social media warriors. Did I invite you to tell me about yourself in the first place?

@AfrocentrikQueen 5 жыл бұрын

Superb! I am Zambian and I truly enjoyed this. And those outfits yassss 🙌🏾👏🏾

@randyroyal6307 5 жыл бұрын

Zambia is an Igbo tribes, do you know about that?

@princexl33840 5 жыл бұрын

Great performance! I feel so proud as a Nigerian and black African. We must keep and protect the good aspects of our culture until the end of time. Atilogwu dancers, your dance steps are among the very best we have seen in Africa!

@Whatsyournarrative 5 жыл бұрын

The diverse African cultures are just beautiful!!

@ejima-jnr 4 жыл бұрын

We need these here in Los Angeles ooo😆

@faithBelieve 5 жыл бұрын

Am so proud of My Igbo culture... We too much please....

@smittyanderson4416 2 жыл бұрын

I'm proud of my biafra culture... igbos amaka let continue to promote our culture until BIAFRA will be restored back

@josephgibsoncj9940 5 жыл бұрын

AM A GHANIAN MY MUMMY IS FROM IGBO, HER BEAUTY AND UNIQUE TRIBE IS WHAT DISTINGUISHED US FROM MY COUSINS THAT THEIR MUMMY ARE GHANA. WE ARE THE MOST BLESSED AMONG OTHERS BECAUSE WE ARE BENEFITING SUCH GIFTS BECAUSE OUR MOTHER IS FROM GREAT IGBO. IGBO KWENU. I WILL MARRY IGBO WOMAN TO KEEP THE GREATNESS RUNNING IN MY FAMILY.

@King-vv9rf 4 жыл бұрын

U are bless because u have igbo blood

@collinseze7749 4 жыл бұрын

Blessing of Igbo”s are with you we are born to make different.

@nnenafaith3312 4 жыл бұрын

Mennn m proud to be an African. Igbo to be precise

@chinenyeabba 5 жыл бұрын

Even if this is not the original Atilogu dance, but I am so impressed their dance steps were super. Am so proud of you girls, so proud to be am Igbo #igboamakamma

@viviannegesh5228 5 жыл бұрын

Ooh is not original

@unitedstatesofbiafra4345 5 жыл бұрын

@@viviannegesh5228 it's original to igbo People but what she means is that this version is Americanized. The african version is more tasking and tedious or intense.

@okechukwuizuchukwu7546 5 жыл бұрын

Wow wow ...lovely and wonderful nation,thank you all our beautiful daughters ..God bless Africa .

@pichunakichuna2111 5 жыл бұрын

Am from 🇰🇪🇰🇪 they dance like my tribe j Kamba tradition dance 😍❤️

@edisonbolivia1143 4 жыл бұрын

There is Kamba tribe in Paraguay may be they originated from your tribe ,because Afro Paraguay are called Kamba you can Google it. Regards

@paschalpaul8648 3 жыл бұрын

I watch this dance everyday...so in love with it

@emmanuelocharles Жыл бұрын

So beautifully, God bless my sisters and brothers for this wonderful dance.

@tochika3598 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one keep promoting your identity igbos

@elukaprecious8923 5 жыл бұрын

Proudly igbo

@charlettem337 5 жыл бұрын

Love seeing the religious sisters dancing too!

@christnonso9868 5 жыл бұрын

My heart is full of joy watching ,this cultural dance , I'm so proud to be an igbo man , thanks to my lovely sisters for the good job

@TheZuluman7 5 жыл бұрын

God bless my Africa my motherland

@attahbregette5425 5 жыл бұрын

Wow my best friend his people God bless them all

@martineibeto2403 5 жыл бұрын

Bravo ! 👏 👏 👏 !! ! Wonderful! May God continuously bless the Igbos in Jesus Mighty name! Amen.

@emybrosdelight8128 5 жыл бұрын

Igbo are the best in the world

@georgeodhiambo598 5 жыл бұрын

@Emybros Delight, what have Igbos done to earn such an accolade?

@King-vv9rf 4 жыл бұрын

@@georgeodhiambo598 igbo is the best

@onahjosh5840 3 жыл бұрын

Atalanta Igbo dance group are the best Igbo dance group in diaspora

@Greg-cn2bl 3 жыл бұрын

Young Igbo women full of energy and vigour. Igbo amaka

@gibsonlawrence4038 5 жыл бұрын

African Culture Remains the best,I love Africa, kiss jude ,from Nigeria

@Polenaija 5 жыл бұрын

Yoruba but I’m in love with this

@rxzepet5997 Жыл бұрын

My next life i'd remain Igbo. I'm proud Enugu son

@longinusukenta1086 5 жыл бұрын

This money sprayers should please allow these young ladies to dance, and also allow the spectators to watch. One minute into the dance routine and everybody is up and spraying.

@danorous1260 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly, that pissed me off

@cynthiaonyeyili7828 5 жыл бұрын

They did good, we bless God for them

@jessikajc87 5 жыл бұрын

Wow this is beautiful ❤

@ebukakingsley9506 5 жыл бұрын

Igbo amaka

@obiamaka5087 5 жыл бұрын

Yes brother

@starsareangels 4 жыл бұрын

Ofuma ofuma.

@CreoleLadyBug 5 жыл бұрын

Ohhh Cheneki👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❣️

@chimakalu41 3 жыл бұрын

Igbo kweenu!! Atilogwu, anyi na ele unu. Kaa wo.Onye Ohafia na ekele unu.

@yahhonyisrael8754 5 жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful thing we are light of the world

@elizabethakhuetie4275 Жыл бұрын

Igbo kwenu. Home is home love you.

@vnation4443 5 жыл бұрын

Woooooooooooow 👏👏 👏 I just ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ everything about my AFRICAN Culture, The AFRICAN culture is a very wonderful and important thing but the problem now is some if our people have attached WITCHCRAFT to it and it has lust the REAL VALUE just the way GOD gave us I ❤️❤️ my AFRICA Sha Love and greatings from Southern Cameroons (AMBAZONIA)

@zubbeszubbesinternational8690 2 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful. God bless all Igbos

@brianwilks6774 5 жыл бұрын

African pride beautiful people

@judithfrank2513 5 жыл бұрын

I’m proud to be Igbo lady

@ijeomaobasi3185 5 жыл бұрын

Proud Culture. Long live our people.

@timothyblack98 5 жыл бұрын

Good job guys keep it up y.all are doing fine God bless y.all enjoy amen with a holy kiss more love from the heart

@grownknow6857 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like the roots of hip hop dancing.

@isikakuchibueze2523 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if i no marry igbo lady wetin i gain ooh🙄🙄

@enessaadoi 5 жыл бұрын

Nice that's our tradición and cultural thanks Igbos brothers pure 🏃🏿‍♂️🏃🏿‍♂️☘⭐♥️

@loviemoon4788 5 жыл бұрын

This made my heart smile😄😄😍😍

@firstbloodwarrior3868 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I'm surprised some white chick ain't manipulated her way into this dance troupe.

@sandmors7998 5 жыл бұрын

Keep it pure, this is culture not a fad! I wanted to join an adult Caribbean troupe but I was told that it was spiritual and because I respect the culture I was told that it was more than just movements of the body and being that I am not from the Caribbean I understood what the lady was telling me so needless to say I of course didn't join but I do respect cultures.

@roseeze166 5 жыл бұрын

@@sandmors7998 Wow, that was noble on your part.

@roseeze166 5 жыл бұрын

Give it some time, not only will they copy it, they will claim its theirs and have the nerve to trademark it.

@firstbloodwarrior3868 5 жыл бұрын

@@roseeze166 💣💯%

@hyddentreazurez3348 4 жыл бұрын

Igbo people don’t play that!!!

@ngoziojimba9472 Жыл бұрын

Igbo is beautiful ❤️

@princessdisfanpage.7445 5 жыл бұрын

Great job👍👍. But not sure if this is Atilogwu with the sound of Igba akwunechenyi🤣 Chachacha Igbo kwenu nu ooo Muonu oooo Zuonu ooooo Kachaaa nu ooooo Kwezuo nu ooooo Yoooooooooooooo!

@kasonnwosu2103 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful peoples

@rosecloezoezoe3971 5 жыл бұрын

Come ON! Where is the rest of all the parts? BECAUSE IGBO'S dance is BIG with different KINDS of strong trucks, the way they can twist and twerk from their BACK, their HIP, and their LEGS till the feet... I could wacht and repeat with ALL my KIDS after them, untill we get tired and go SLEEP in the front of the screen, every weekend.😆😆😆

@donpetemounini7390 5 жыл бұрын

This is wonderful, okwo oja obu ya kina ekwu! Ndewo nu Umu Igbo Chukwu goziri.

@lawrence.412 5 жыл бұрын

How come two Sisters from Catholic joined them and dancing Atilogwu,but Igbo culture is one of the best cultures in the World.

@mhizummy2091 8 ай бұрын

Because they are igbos 😂

@collinskenedey9170 5 жыл бұрын

I love my people

@wilcoxbrown275 5 жыл бұрын

Che meraviglia! Siete grande e bellisime. Ndaalu nu.

@ObiMartins-kd7by Жыл бұрын

I am also proud to be a Igbo man

@LadyK007 2 жыл бұрын

Proudly Igbo!!

@jamesedi9338 5 жыл бұрын

I wish that i'm there in usa so that i can meet any of those girls for marriage. I'm single and searching for igbo women. I'm far away japan😥 I love igbo women.

@faithBelieve 5 жыл бұрын

Come down you will see one

@princessking4698 5 жыл бұрын

🤣

@migf27 5 жыл бұрын

There are a couple million back in Nigerian ... more to choose from.

@jamesedi9338 5 жыл бұрын

@@migf27 I'm not in nigeria. I'm in japan

@danorous1260 5 жыл бұрын

She said back in Nigeria

@arresteddevelopment2158 5 жыл бұрын

This is my culture and I'm proud of it. #ProudToBeIgbo

@kelvinJustice 5 жыл бұрын

True culture on display

@DynamicWealthBuilders 5 жыл бұрын

Tears runs down my soul as I see our rich cultures being vanishing, only few are practicing them in another man's land abroad, but at home it's vanishing due to subjugation and marginalization, sociopolitical, #socioeconomic strangulation and hardship #glasssealing convened on our Biafra people by the #NigeriaBritish govt that lead our people to run abroad and leave these cultural values including our language and beliefs to die at home.

@sandmors7998 5 жыл бұрын

This is not good at all. Power to the indigenous people of the world!!!!!! Beautiful custom not hurting anyone! Save this beautiful culture, it's nice!

@mhizummy2091 8 ай бұрын

Proud Igbo ❤

@SincerePresence 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!!

@teresiawachira1034 5 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful.

@carmencampbellcampbell9473 5 жыл бұрын

We must keep our CULTURE in check.

@DivinefavourAkubue 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful culture ❤

@IPtechsolutions 5 жыл бұрын

So Cool!!! Hahah in my next life if there is any I will still want to be an Igbo descendant

@LadyJaneAnams 5 жыл бұрын

Well done my people. Lovely video

@cassl.8234 5 жыл бұрын

Coming to America Part 2

@MsWambz 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful dance...our African dances.....

@cynthiaonyeyili7828 5 жыл бұрын

This is American Atiliogwu.

@justineruth_ 5 жыл бұрын

Cynthia Onyeyili yes, it seems very Americanized.

@ochanggloria8087 5 жыл бұрын

I said something similar, earlier but people thought that I was hating on them. I guess they tried Sha.

@cynthiaonyeyili7828 5 жыл бұрын

@@ochanggloria8087 You're telling the truth

@tahliah6691 5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering why it looked similarly to native American.... not purely igbo

@cynthiaonyeyili7828 5 жыл бұрын

@@tahliah6691 They have Americanized it. The real dance comes with acrobatics, is so magical. But we still accept this one they are our children and have put in a lot of effort and time. In fact is commendable I never knew they can move their waist.

@eleytelly7587 5 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing 😍

@emmanuelanagor244 3 жыл бұрын

Really impressive! Well done, dalunuoo!

@IPtechsolutions 5 жыл бұрын

Love u all

@gladysakh1338 5 жыл бұрын

It's so great

@asabifatosin1150 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Preserve and promote our traditions.

@elvisebuka 5 жыл бұрын

Igbo Amaka.. Proud to be Igbo day in day out.

@omalichaoyeka9368 5 жыл бұрын

Igbo ka anyi na a ga na iru,kwezuo nu oooooo!!!!

@ericezeokoli8800 5 жыл бұрын

The Girls in general did fantastic Dance !!! The Whistle Blower ( Ogbu Oja ) deserves Credit. All the Girls can dance BUT the FRONT Lead Girl has noticeable Dance Abilities.....She is the Girl that performed "The Prelude Movements" from 0:06 to 0:36 What part of Igboland is she from? ........Ajuju ka mu juru. Aru di kwa ya nma.....I have watched her many times. And I will keep watching her. Her parents raised her very well. She behaves like a GOOD girl. I am from Aguata , Anambra State and I live in California.