Distraction Dance

The Transition Dance This is the Dimi Ceremony within the Dassanech tribe. This is one of the most important times in a father’s life. It’s when their first born daughter prepares herself to transition from a girl into a woman. Every morning the parents and relatives of the daughters being celebrated, go around chanting and dancing, while blessing the home of each girl. The dancing is accompanied by handmade wooden instruments , and metal bells that are strung onto animal skins and strapped to t