
What is Coffin Dance: the Ghanaian funeral tradition between celebration, dance and entertainment
Ghanaian dancers of Coffin Dance. Credits: Philipsakwari There Coffin Danceliterally “Dance with the coffin“It’s one funeral tradition widespread in some regions of West Africa, in particular in Ghana. The name derives from the central element of this practice: i carriers of the coffin – Dancing Pallbearers – do not just transport the coffin, but they perform real dance steps as ...








