Ouled Nail dance
Crossing time and ages, popular dances are today among the essential components of Algerian cultural heritage.
Witness par excellence to the art of living of men and their traditions, popular dances express in a concrete and intense way the joys, sorrows, values, beliefs and ways of life of human societies.
In our country, depending on the region and the times, this union of body movement and music that is popular dance undoubtedly symbolizes the relationship of men to the group, to the family, to nature and to the fundamental and daily acts of exercise.
Thus, the rhythms, gestures, costumes and colors of our popular dances have transmitted to us a living message about the way of being and acting of our ancestors. In groups, duets or individuals, popular Algerian dances present a multitude of figures and bodily expressions whose variety goes hand in hand with the diversity of our folklore and the density of our musical background.
We find in these dances all the values of Algerian society which are all themes which characterize these dances whose aesthetic value is matched only by the shimmering spectacle and the happy harmony where the costumes, the music and the colors come together.
By the simplicity of their gestures, the cheerfulness of their movements, the freshness of the instruments, the richness of the melody, Algerian popular dances represent choice frescoes of rare quality for all those who consider dance as both a natural and cultural movement of man.
Today, in order to preserve and enrich this cultural heritage, the public authorities have implemented a series of measures aimed at safeguarding this important element of our cultural identity.
Festivals, competitions, exchanges and meetings have become so many opportunities to promote and publicize the popular dances of Algeria.
Witness par excellence to the art of living of men and their traditions, popular dances express in a concrete and intense way the joys, sorrows, values, beliefs and ways of life of human societies.
In our country, depending on the region and the times, this union of body movement and music that is popular dance undoubtedly symbolizes the relationship of men to the group, to the family, to nature and to the fundamental and daily acts of exercise.
Thus, the rhythms, gestures, costumes and colors of our popular dances have transmitted to us a living message about the way of being and acting of our ancestors. In groups, duets or individuals, popular Algerian dances present a multitude of figures and bodily expressions whose variety goes hand in hand with the diversity of our folklore and the density of our musical background.
We find in these dances all the values of Algerian society which are all themes which characterize these dances whose aesthetic value is matched only by the shimmering spectacle and the happy harmony where the costumes, the music and the colors come together.
By the simplicity of their gestures, the cheerfulness of their movements, the freshness of the instruments, the richness of the melody, Algerian popular dances represent choice frescoes of rare quality for all those who consider dance as both a natural and cultural movement of man.
Today, in order to preserve and enrich this cultural heritage, the public authorities have implemented a series of measures aimed at safeguarding this important element of our cultural identity.
Festivals, competitions, exchanges and meetings have become so many opportunities to promote and publicize the popular dances of Algeria.