Word: gumbootsã
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...have originated with gold miners during the Apartheid. The dance acted as a means of expression among workers suppressed and forced to endure brutal conditions. Some were not allowed to move, kept away from their families, and shackled to their work. Rubber boots—“gumboots??—formed part of their uniform. Decades distant, and half a world away, Harvard’s Gumboots Dance Troupe aims to pay tribute to this particular period of struggle in South Africa’s history. Many former members of the group joined because...
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