Choreography: Markus Detterbeck and Aikins Hyde

and P Helbling

Brief description
of the choreographies

3. Sesithi bonga (Let us sing bonga) Book p. 14 CD 3

Intro
EVERYBODY
Bars 17: Greeting gesture by the soprano (see picture on the
right) with arms resting on right thigh, other singers
make a gesture of thanks with their hands (see picture
in the middle). The noted body percussion is omitted.
Bar 8: In half notes make pendular steps to the right and to
the left and move elbows outwards.
Greeting gesture

A
EVERYBODY: (steps in half notes, 2x) Right forward, left in place, right
back, left in place. Move forearms up and down (see picture below)
Bar 15: (steps in quarter notes) Right-left-right-break
Bar 16: Stamp with left foot

B
Gesture of thanks
EVERYBODY: 4 steps forward in half notes right-left-right-left, 4 steps
back in half notes right-left-right-left. In addition click fingers in
quarter notes.

C
EVERYBODY: (steps in quarter notes) Right forward, close left foot in,
right forward, concluding tap left. 2 steps back in half notes left-
right, repeat until the end.
Final position: greeting gesture from the Intro section.
Move forearms up and down (A)

M. Detterbeck, SING AFRICA, SING

HI-C5770CD Helbling