We Jive Like This - ACE268.8

Houses in township. Boys dancing. Dibokoane’s VO saying that people need to dance but conditions make it difficult. Young man doing back-flips. Group of young musicians and dancers walking through the township with woman haranguing them. Five Roses Bowl open-air stage. Mgcina’s VO asking where children can go to perform rather than rehearse, there are few venues and little money for costumes and transport. The group performing at the Bowl. Intercut with Zulu group performing on river bank. Musician performing on bridge with two mechanical toy drummers. White families. Zulu dancers resting. Poet’s VO Tyranny makes man horizontal… Derelict land. Children playing arcade games. Young man reading children’s book. Gumboot dancers. Rhythm continues over shots of young people. Mgcina’s VO says township dancing reflects changes in culture generally with African and Eureopan, traditional and modern mixed together. She describes the origins of the dance.