SOUTH AFRICA - Paarl - Africa Day: Focus on the Riel dance which is South Africa's oldest indigenous dance form (Video) (LiD)

Riel (Khoisan word) or Ikharpara (Nama term) is an ancient celebratory dance characterised by an energetic pace and a lot of fancy footwork along rythmic music that was performed by the San (also known as Bushmen), Nama and Khoi people. It is considered to be the oldest dance form of indigenous South Africa.Video: Ian Landsberg. (LiD)