Summary Of Jaandheer Dance

Jaandheer Dance by Aziz Osman does a great job of showing a joyful time in the Somali culture. We see two man performing the jaandheer dance while many people watch and cheer them on. There is not much going on in the background implying that these people live simple lives. Also, all the people smiling and laughing with each other which shows how close of a community this is. Osman used bold warm colors to add another layer of joy and happiness to this painting. In this painting it appears the power is evenly shared amongst everyone. The two men actually performing the dance might be seen to have more power than everyone else because they are the center of attention. If that is true the men don’t seem to be abusing their power or even acknowledging …show more content…
It’s amazing to look at the Somali culture and see everyone being so kind to each other. Their friendliness is drastically different from the United State where everyone is constantly arguing with one another over the basic things such as which singer is better. Arguments like these can lead to violent acts and people receiving death threats. For example, players on the Florida college football team are receiving death threats from their own fans because of their rough start to the season. Based on this picture it seems as this would never happen. One thing that I’m left wondering is why there are no buildings in this picture. The background consists of dirt ground and trees showing no sign of people living anywhere near where the people are dancing. It makes me wonder where these people live and why they came all this way to perform this dance. Another thought on this could be that Osman intentionally left out buildings to show that as long as you’re with people you care about you can be happy. You don’t need money to buy happiness. If this is true Osman does a great job of showing everyone having a good time even though they have no