Namastap finally gets recognition

Thanks to the annual Nama Cultural festival held in Lokgwabe village, President’s Day Competitions (PDC) this year included the Namastap category for the first time ever. The winners of the category !Karkhoin from Lokgwabe finally got to share their cultural heritage with the world and scooped P30,000 cash prize in the process. 

It’s a unique dance that has traces of polka, segments of phathisi and styles of pantsula dance. !Karkhoin has been competing under the polka category but this year they got the chance to uncompress an ancient celebratory dance performed by the San, Nama and Khoi.