Seperu Dance
Seperu dance is a celebratory dance performed by the Vekuhane (Basubiya)
National Heritage Month Festivities
The July National Heritage Month Festivities held countrywide in Botswana are a spectacular showcase of culture, song and dance. Traditional dance lovers from around the world come to witness first hand the crème de la crème of Botswana’s arts & culture. The irony of it all is that the world may get to know Seperu before the rest of Botswana does. The performances have been filmed for documentaries shown on international channels like National Geographic and BBC.
Seperu dance is a celebratory dance performed by the Veekuhane (Basubiya) to mark ceremonial occasions such as the coronation ceremony of a chief, birthdays, weddings, the harvest and the arrival of special guests. Woman dancers wear a special bright multi-layered dress (mushishi) whose dance moves exposes the layers beneath as the woman swings her torso. The male dancer who leads the dancers usually carries a flywhisk and the whistle. Forming a circle, the vocalists sing and clap hands while dancers performed.