[Fieldwork] Working with BaYaka kids in Congo (7/7)

For our last post in our series on fieldwork, we leave you with this video of kids dancing, and, well, learning to dance…. Child-to-child transmission is the best!

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Dancing plays a big role in BaYaka culture…so kids practice with each other. Sometimes you practice one on one. Sometimes you practice in big groups. Sometimes you watch the older kids from a distance until you can’t stand not joining in anymore, so you do…but then realize that you don’t actually know all of the moves so you kinda make it up as you go and hope no one notices. #fivesixseveneight #soyouthinkyoucandance #Bayaka #congo #crosscultural #research #sweetmoves #evolearnlab #explore #play #dance #practicemakesperfect @sheinalew @adamhowellboyette

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