Borrowdale dance
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Borrowdale dance is a Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

an dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....

 named after the horse race course situated in Zimbabwe capital Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...

's leafy suburb of Borrowdale. The dance is characterised by fancy footwork and galloping body movements resembling the movements made by a racing horse. The dance was popularized by members of the Khiama boyz including the likes of Macheso, Madzibaba, Tazvida, etc.
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