User:Makhwanya Roli

Domba Traditional Dance
Domba dance is  a traditional Venda dance were young girls are taught the value of being a woman.This is where the Venda women go for initiation.At the initiation ceremonies, these women form a long sequence, singing and dancing around in a circle, holding each other’s elbows, wearing small aprons that cover the back and front with tasselled ornaments called the Thahu.

Early life
Only young women who have started their menstruation cycles and have been perceived as mature, strong woman are allowed to take part in the rituals. The significance of this is so that they can bring good luck for the next seasonal rain and the ritual is above all, their preparation for womanhood.

Career
Domba must be danced on the first night of each school. This first performance is really a first rehearsal, and thus it is usually chaotic. The drums are played by married women, who also show the novices how to dance. Although they have performed it before and know the parts, and although the novices have seen and heard Domba many times, they have not played together as a team. The dance is held at the home of the ruler of the district: thus the girls of the previous Domba have almost certainly been married and taken to their husbands' homes; and few, if any, of the married women have played or danced together, because they have been brought as wives from several different areas. Even when several of the married women at a chief's village had graduated together at a previous Domba.

Career:Early 2010's
The Venda culture is built on a vibrant mythical belief system that water is an important theme. The tribe believes that rivers and lakes are sacred and that rains are controlled by the python God. One of the most sacred sites of the Venda is the Lake Fundudzi. Here annually, the Domber python dance is held. An offering of beer is poured into the lake and young maidens at the final stage of their initiation into womanhood line up in a single line and dance in long winding lines.Drums are often given personal names and are always played by women and girls, except in possession dances when a man may play them.

Endorsements
Domba is a very sanctuary moment for the Venda people. They celebrate and embrace their culture and traditions, thus passing it down to generations to come.f you want to see and experience this phenomenal culture, do remember to visit the North Eastern region of South Africa. You will learn to appreciate not only their culture, but the fine land and colour it brings.