Mapouka (also macouka) is a traditional dance from the Dabou area of southeast Côte d’Ivoire that originated with the Aizi, Alladian and Avikam people. It is also known as “la danse du fessier” or “the dance of the behind”. The dance is mostly performed by women, shaking their rear end side to side, facing away from their audience, often while bent over. In the 1980s, artists of the Ivory Coast tried without much success to popularize it. One of the most well known groups is Tueuses de Mapouka. In 1998, the government of Côte d’Ivoire prohibited its performance in public.
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