Hodi Maputo Afro Swing is a non-profit cultural association founded in 2014 and registered officially in 2018. The mission of Hodi is to work for the preservation, research and dissemination of Mozambican traditional dance, music and traditional instruments as well as African American Swing Dances.
The company has over 78 artists that can also be divided into subgroups; a senior singing and dance company, a musical group Banda Hodi, Makwaela choir group, choir musical group, theater group. Hodi also runs a youth program under the name Hodi Afro Swing Kids where future professional dancers are learning to dance Mozambican traditional dances and Swing in the suburb of Maputo.
Hodi has grown to be one of Mozambique’s more advanced dance companies representing dances from the whole country. Hodi artists have participated in many major international festivals abroad in China, Macau, Sweden, South Africa, Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, USA and many others.
They have also participated and performed at international Lindy Hop events such as Burning Swing, Herrang Dance Camp, Mother City Hop, Velo Swing, Swinging Montpellier Africa, and Frankie 100.
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