Pele Dancers

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Genre : Dance company
Column : Dance
Contact details Dennis Marita
Ministry of Culture & Tourism, P.O Box G20
Honiara
Tel. : +(677) 24895/ 24922 | +(677) 7487209
Solomon Islands
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Pele Dancers is a tradtional dance group from Temotu Province in the eastern part of Solomon Islands. This group was formed  in 2006 and was performing ever since. Their first regional tour was in 2010 during the 4th Melanesian Arts Festival in New Caledonia.

The group mainly perform tradtional dances distinctively in a circular fashion like a merry-go round, acompanied with stamping of feet and clapping. A drum beater keeps the rhythm whils every dancers sings and dances at the sametime.

A highly energetic group which is very entertaining and still active.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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