Guedra

Guedra is a trance dance that is unique to the Sahrawi people. Its purpose is to serve the ritual of blessing during certain ceremonies. The dancers perform with their hands and their fingers in an attempt to pass the depths of their souls to make a positive energy of peace and spiritual love.

It is said that the pace of mystical Guedra has the virtue of attracting a mate located miles away.

In general, the dance is performed by a woman surrounded by a circle of people. The dancer is on her knees and a black veil, the HAIK, covers it completely. Only her hands emerge in movement, symbolizing the light emerging from this "mass" which symbolizes the night, chaos, or cosmic energy.

The indexes are dotted because they are the emanation of the essence of the soul. Hand movements express all the emotions: beauty, passion, joy, drama and pain.

The upper body sways, sways, leaning forward and on the sides so that the head motions of slow, rhythmic side combined with upward from the chin to the top.

Eventually, the haik is removed, the dancer reveals her face and her gaze focused on the "subject" recipient of her blessing.

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