(in South Africa) a dance developed and performed by mineworkers, mimicking military marching.
(南非的) 胶靴舞(矿工表演的由行军舞演变而来的一种舞蹈)
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Maybe you'll do the gumboot dance at your victory dinner.
Another routine is a gumboot dance, done in bright orange and yellow overalls, off the shoulders and tied at the waist, and bright scarves tied around the performers' heads - great.
A distinct urban presence, innovators in dress and urban magic, they were probably originators of the gumboot dance where teams of men stamp and slap their boots in complex rhythms.
Expect contortionists, capoeira, local art stars Chang and Valerio's video-lip-synch performance, breakdancing girls, circus acts, opera singers, a gumboot dance, flaming devil sticks and yes, more spoken word.
Finally, African Thunderstorm performs a gumboot dance called Life Style.
Yet for those of a traditional dance bent, there is stomping galore, gyrating bodies, later complemented by one of the most elaborate routines of gumboot dances.