Azonto tutorial animation for Azonto Dance fans
The dance was first called “Apaa”(which means work) by the people of Bukom and its environs, this was to represent the movements like washing, driving, boxing etc that was associated with dance. However,the term ‘azonto’ which was popularly used among senior high school students to refer to a life later became accepted by the larger population as the name for the dance. The dance now known as Azonto was later observed in an evolved form among ‘street communities’ in Tarkwa, Abossey Okai, certain suburbs of Accra (namely Korle-Gonno, La and Chorkor), in pubs, night clubs, dance battles with friends and passers-by. Perhaps because of its apparent use of strength and vigor, and preference of the then popular and more sophisticated “crip walk” and “break dance” known in Ghana as ‘cracking’ in Senior High Schools, the dance was seen as being less refined than alternate styles.
A popular and award winning choreographer vanity chaser invented the newest version of Azonto dance called “The Azonto Nkoso”. This version of Azonto is popular amongst the Nima people, which is highly populated by the Muslim community. The Azonto Nkoso is different from the Azonto in that it uses a push and pull movement.
Azonto – Fuse ODG Feat. Tiffany (OFFICIAL)
The dance was made very popular by Ghanaian football star Asamoah Gyan in his goal celebrations for club and country. Azonto has been further commercialized with its inclusion in music lyrics and music video clips. Examples of such music include African Girls by Castro, U Go Kill Me by Sarkodie, Yenko Nkoaa by Eduwoji, Keche’s Sorkode, Azonto by Fuse ODG which featured Tiffany, and more recently Obuu Mo by EL,which specifically mentions the Azonto style of dance and features Azonto in the video clip.
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this is GHANA ENJOY AZONTO WITH ME
It is indeed
AZONTO IN GHANA THIS IS GHANA TIG
this dance has been one of the popular dance everyone can dance is really fanitastic
azonto dey beeeeeeeeeeeee k3k3k3k3k3k3
AZONTO!!!! The Dance of the moment
coool. I love it!!! <3
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I love azonto……so come watch me do my azonto….
I love to dance azonto but can’t watch it
It is a cool dance and exciting even the music has an awsum tune n beat to it….
awesome dance
This azonto dance has push away all dance,y
eeei azonto
azonto dance my thing
thats hot !
the world iz coming to an end and people must stop this dance cos it lead you to hell .be wise
eeeee azonto dance is not good for the individuals who dance it NOTE what is written in the Bible
But gosip say dat azonto is from the devils kingdom
hey im jahhead from cameroon. a great fan of azonto songs. i too have decided to do azonto. i ll soon do some recordings but in cameroon the audience is not large. i want to kno how i can make my sounds to be listened in GHANA or be played in local ghana radio stations. write me at jahjakoy@yahoo.fr or add me on face book.