Apatampa
Sign in to saveApatampa is a dance performed by the Fanti's in Ghana. Historically, It is believed that, the name of the dance was derived from an incident that happened a long time ago where a giant use to attack and kill the Fante men at night. One night, when the giant was fighting the last man, a woman appeared and danced gracefully to distract the fight which gain the attention of everyone. She was praised for separating the fight (apata ampa in Fante).
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It sits within the topics Fante people, Ghanaian dances and Orphaned articles from June 2024.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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Apatampa is a dance performed by the Fanti's in Ghana. Historically, It is believed that, the name of the dance was derived from an incident that happened a long time ago where a giant use to attack and kill the Fante men at night. One night, when the giant was fighting the last man, a woman appeared and danced gracefully to distract the fight which gain the attention of everyone. She was praised for separating the fight (apata ampa in Fante).
== Instruments == thumb Instruments used in performing the Apatampa Dance includes; a large rectangular plywood where drummers strike the open surface with their palms, a pitch metal whistle which is locally known as "aben" and castanet (locally known as afrikyiwa)
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