ZAAR mahtab

Dance style: ZAAR

ZAAR

Zaar– is a ceremony that comes from Ethiopia but is known in the whole North African area. The aim of Zaar is to cure mentally or physically sick person. The ceremony consists of hypnotizing rhythm (called zaar or ayoub) made by a group of musicians playing drums and a sick person dancing until he or she falls on the floor. In this moment a person is considered to be cured. One of the best-known groups that do zaar ceremony shows is Mazaher form Egypt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_VbER0FI4o

 

You can watch stage version of ZAAR here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WddEZQhO0ys