Igbabonelimhin

Igbabonelimhin is an acrobatic, masquerade dance-theatre common with the Esan people of Edo State of Nigeria. The word literally means “clapping for the spirit”.[1] Igbabonelimhin is a compound word for 'Igbabo' which literary means to clap and 'Elimlin' which means Spirit. Conjuctively, it means to clap hands or commune with the spirit. Hence, the name is derived from the action of the dance or performance.

Igbabonelimhin dancer, a unique acrobatic dance of the Èsán people
  1. ^ Pascal E 1999. The Form, Content and Meaning of Dance in Esan Land. B.A Project Unpublished, Benin City, University of Benin.