@soulaansuperior: African in its origins, the ring shout affirms oneness with the Spirit and ancestors as well as community cohesiveness. These basic elements of ring shout—dance, calls, cries, and hollers; blue notes; call-and-response; and strong rhythmic aspects—are still alive and expressed today in this music. Improvisation remains an essential element. In some cases, another individual rhythmically beat the (usually wooden) floor with a broomstick or other piece of wood. Ring shout is still present and still evolving today, and extremely active in black churches. #gullahgeechee #ringshout #dance #ancestors ##gullah##geeche##culture##ritual##dancing##beautiful##africanamerican##africanamericanculture##africanamericanhistory##soulaan##fyp