Traditional Swazi dancing was added to the Matjana Preschool Curriculum randomly one day.
It was lunchtime. Ncobile had the girls under the tree, arranged in a circle. She started singing and the girls followed suit. One of them moved into the middle of the circle and started doing a dance known in siSwati as Ingadla. Since that day dancing has been a favourite of every MPS girl.
The boys also began dancing. They learnt a traditional boys dance, Sibhaca, under instruction of MPS student Msizi Sibandze. At six years old he was a confident and capable dancer and knew many of the different routines (apparently he learnt to dance practicing with older boys in Kaphunga). The boys also love dancing.
It’s a great way for the kids to develop their motor skills, but even more so to express their creativity. These photos express that creativity far better than words.