Haitian Woman Loves Xitsonga Music, Wows Mzansi with Her Xibelani Dance Moves
- A woman all the way from the island of Haiti has shared her growing affection for Xitsonga music on her social media accounts
- The young woman, @melafro_, often dresses in traditional xibelani attire and impressively breaks it down to some of her favourite local music
- Naturally, Mzansi quickly fell in love with the talented youngster and took to the comments section to share their reactions
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A Haitian woman has dazzled viewers here at home and all over the world with her deep love of Xitsonga culture. The avid TikTok user regularly shares short clips of herself dancing to Xitsonga music while dressed in a colourful xibelani skirt.
Source: Instagram
The xibelani dancer
She's known as @melafro_ across various social media platforms. One look at her Instagram feed makes it clear that Melina has a rare affection for a culture she was not born into, but embraces whole-heartedly.
The young performer is often caught rocking the traditional skirts of Mzansi's own vibrant xibelani dancers. Dressed to impress, the Haitian superstar regularly breaks it down to the music of our people, with local artists like Sho Madjozi proving to have a big influence on her.
Social media reactions
Mzansi social media users quickly fell in love with the young dancer who embraces our local cultures. Check out some of the comments below:
rootsembassy said:
"Riddiiim!"
mapri_biyela said:
"Love the xibelani skirt"
steffmalko5 loved her good energy:
"I love her energy and the expression on her face she’s always smiling"
mosesmhelembe said:
"please come to South Africa"
fwea.go.jit felt encouraged by the post:
"I be loving this uplifting energy"
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In more news about impressive viral dancers, Briefly News previously reported that two ladies have earned the admiration of Nigerians following their perfect execution of the dance style legwork.
The ladies who appear to be dancers made impressive and creative leg movements as they danced with an instrumental of the dance style playing in the background.
Korean ladies execute legwork dance perfectly
In a supporting video shared on Instagram by @kingtundeednut, they were joined on the scene by two guys who tried to mimic their moves but the ladies still outclassed the men.
Many Instagram users hailed the ladies performance just as some lamented not being able to know the dance style despite being Nigerians.
@sandrabenede lamented:
"N I’m here, yet to know ow to do these steps."
@nene_george wrote:
"Awesome. But we shouldn’t forget that music is a universal language."
@symply_promise commented:
"Leg work is sweet to watch but e no easy to learn."
@tosinandus_ said:
"They have to know how to dance it now, because we don almost become family members now (UAR and debt)."
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