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eskista

eskista noun: a folk dance of the Amhara people of Ethiopia characterized by intense shoulder, chest, and neck movement.

eskista: a folk dance of the Amhara people of Ethiopia characterized by intense shoulder, chest, and neck...
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Noun

eskista (uncountable)

  1. A folk dance of the Amhara people of Ethiopia characterized by intense shoulder, chest, and neck movement.
    • Ahmed was also appreciated for his talents as a showman, because he had no equal in letting loose the famous eskista, with the heaving quiver of the torso and shoulders, of which Ethiopians are so fond. Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective...2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, Lawrence Hill Books, →ISBN, page 168
    • One of Ethiopia's most popular traditional dances, eskista, which is said to have originated from the lower highlands of Ethiopia's Amhara region, exemplifies the type of multi-functionality that Martin (1967) acknowledges as it is performed in many different settings of the Ethiopian community.2018 February 20, Adesola Akinleye, Narratives in Black British Dance: Embodied Practices, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 195

Examples of eskista in a sentence

  • Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation.2002 August 1, Frank Tenaille, Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music, Lawrence Hill Books, →ISBN, page...
  • The Amhara people of Ethiopia have the Eskista, a celebratory dance that centres around movement in the shoulders and is said to be inspired by the movements of a snake.2023 April 4, Araba Ofori-Acquah, Return to Source: Unlock the Power of African-Centered Wellness, Hay House, →ISBN, page 52:

Forms of eskista

alternative form (rare)eskesta

Origin of eskista

Borrowed from Amharic እስክስታ (ʾəskəsta).

Questions about eskista

What does eskista mean?
Eskista means a folk dance of the Amhara people of Ethiopia characterized by intense shoulder, chest, and neck movement.
How do you use eskista in a sentence?
Eskista is the dance of the Amharas, enhancing amorous repartee and expressing collective jubilation.
What part of speech is eskista?
Eskista is a noun.

Words near eskista in the dictionary

  1. Eskimology
  2. Eskimoness
  3. Eskimos
  4. Eskinder
  5. Eskisehir
  6. eskista
  7. eskistas
  8. Eskişehir
  9. Eskmeals
  10. eskolaite
  11. Eskridge

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