What is Orisha dance?

The Orishas dances are a part of the Afro-Cuban Folklore dances. For many Cubans Orishas are much more than just a dance, it’s a religion and a culture. Orishas are the gods of the Yoruba/Santeria Religion (and a few more). Each of these gods looks a certain way, it has a story and a character.

Does Oya dance?

Oya reminds dancers and spectators of the virtues of strength present and possible in feminine energy. She combines physicality and mental force to create activist energy, curing and resolving life’s difficulties. Transforming oneself through dancing Oya’s steps evokes her memory and personality.

What is Orisha music?

Orishas are a Cuban hip hop group from Havana, Cuba, founded in 1999. The group was first called “Amenaza”, “threat” or “menace” in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth. The choice of this name for the hip hop group is a way of creating a direct link between this band and the African diaspora.

What is Santeria dance?

Santeria dance and music evolved as part of the religion as slaves embraced outward forms of Christianity and merged them with traditional worship of the Orisha dieties of Yoruba Mythology.

How many orisha are there?

Yoruba tradition often says that there are 400 + 1 orishas, which is associated with a sacred number. Other sources suggest that the number is “as many as you can think of, plus one more – an innumerable number”. Different oral traditions refer to 400, 700, or 1,440 orishas.

What are Yemaya colors?

She’s associated with the numbers seven and ten, the colors blue and white, pearls, silver, conch shells, and doves. Offerings for her include molasses, coconut cakes, white flowers, and watermelon. For practicing witches, Yemaya has a fierce, nurturing, gentle energy often associated with the moon and sorcery.

Where do the orishas live?

orisha, also spelled orixa or orisa, any of the deities of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria.