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How the toyi-toyi transformed into a protest dance : New Frame


19 October 2020: Members of shack dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo toyi-toyi during a protest against the abuse of Covid-19 relief funds in Durban. (Photograph by Darren Stewart/ Gallo Images via Getty Images)
The toyi-toyi is a high-kneed, foot-stomping dance, rhythmically punctuated by exhaled chants and call and response. It can be observed at almost any kind of protest in South Africa and Zimbabwe today. 
In South Africa, university students toyi-toyi when they protest against fees, while township residents might toyi-toyi when they object to the presence of “foreigners”. In Zimbabwe, the opposition party toyi-toyis to protest against the ruling party’s abuses, while Zanu-PF supporters might toyi-toyi when they want to evict white farmers. ....

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How southern African protest dance toyi-toyi travelled across the continent


African National Congress supporters peform a toyi toyi.
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The toyi-toyi is a high-kneed, foot-stomping dance, rhythmically punctuated by exhaled chants and call and response.
It can be observed at almost any kind of protest in South Africa and Zimbabwe today. In South Africa, university students toyi-toyi when they protest against fees, while township residents might toyi-toyi when they object to the presence of “foreigners”. In Zimbabwe, the opposition party toyi-toyis to protest the ruling party’s abuses, while ruling party supporters might toyi-toyi when they want to evict white farmers.
Where did this “dance” come from? Many people associate it with the South African township protests of the 1980s, when young men toyi-toyied as they confronted police or attended political funerals and protests. These images filled the world’s TV screens, becoming one of the most recognisable performances of the anti-apar ....

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