Dance

Rwandan ceremonies, festivals, social gatherings, and storytelling all include dance. The most famous traditional dance is Intore, a highly choreographed routine consisting of three components: ballet performed by women, heroic dance performed by men, and drums.

The Intore Dance Troupes put on the best performances of Rwanda's dynamic traditional musical and dance styles. The Intore (The Chosen Ones), who performed exclusively for the Royal Court several centuries ago, were given military training and taught the technique of jumping, which forms an important part of the dance. This dance, performed while wearing grass wigs and clutching spears, is a true Rwandan spectacle.

Live dance performances can be seen at cultural villages, museums, and many lodges and hotels throughout Rwanda. Regular performances are held at the Gorilla Guardians Village in Musanze and the National Museum of Rwanda. Furthermore, Rwanda has other famous traditional dances such as Imyiyereko dances, which are both individual and group dances, armed and pantomimic; dances performed by the women of the Banyamhumbya group; the Umuhamirizo warriors' dance, which was an armed, pantomimic group dance in which certain fighting and battle scenes were recreated; or the hoe dance, which is usually called by the name of the Imharamba dancers who perform it.