Zulu Traditional Dancers’ Method of Stretching Legs for Indlamu in TikTok Video Amazes South Africa

• A TikTok video showed people the lengths that Zulu traditional dancers go to achieve immense flexibility
• A viral clip showed men, women, and children getting ready to practice a beloved move in their beloved traditional dance
• Online users were amazed by the extreme exercise that Zulu dancers use in practice to perfectly execute a traditional Zulu dance move

South Africans were fascinated by a video of traditional dancers' routine to achieve or warm up for a dance. Zulu entertainers put a lot of effort into making sure that their moves look flawless.

The video of the Zulu dancers getting ready to dance received thousands of likes. Hundreds of people commented, amazed by the Zulu dancers' dedication.

In a clip shared on TikTok by @amaphikeleli, traditional Zulu dancers stretched their legs to go far behind their ears. One dancer needs one or more people to help pull back one of their legs while holding the other down. They were exercising flexibility to deliver the ideal indlamu, a treasured Zulu dance.

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Indlamu is the traditional dance where the dancer lifts their leg high up and stomps it down, the higher the kick, the better. According to Indlondlo Cultural Village, the dance is a way to maintain unity and originated in King Shaka's era. Indlamu was the way warriors would demonstrate strength and their skills with a weapon by simulating battle. During the Anglo-Zulu War, the dance functioned as an inspiration as warriors endured long marches to war.

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In a related story, a man who travelled overseas showed people that he flexed his Zulu heritage whenever he gets the chance. The man stopped in the middle of the street in London with oncoming traffic and did a Zulu traditional dance. In the clip, he did the indlamu and stopped traffic while in London. Onlookers in London were left in awe of the man's display.

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South Africa amazed by Zulu dancers

Many people were in awe of the effort dancers put into becoming flexible. Online users admired the men and women who were stretching. Watch the video of the dancers stretching below:

Tricia ❤️‍🩹🫶🏿 said:

"I've been wanting to do it yho😔"

@ ActiveNtsikie commented:

"I need this I'm so stiff."

uchie🍒 joked about the dancer's warm-up:

"Cultural pilates😭"

Magoro_O.M remarked:

"So this is how they train for the Zulu gymnastics dance hmmmmm."

Mellisa Rishad enjoyed seeing the stretches:

"Ngiyafuna nam ukwenza kanje 😁 (I want to do this.)"

ongama was impressed:

"Kodwa nawe uyabona ukuthi uyabaphula and nabo bayavuma 🙌🏽😭

@thebigheartedbadslime asked:

"Nihlaphi ngize, I really need this."

Other Briefly News stories about traditional Zulu dancers

• A TikTok video of people doing a Zulu dance in a video left many South Africans delighted by their display of cultural pride.
• Men from Eswatini became viral sensations as they embraced Zulu culture while at the Bushfire Festival in a wholesome moment
• Zulu men left people in stitches after they performed a traditional dance that went viral as they did it in the snow.
• Two women in a viral video flawlessly executed a dance choreography that was inspired by Zulu traditional dance.

Source: Briefly News