Gumboot Dance: Pearson College UWC - One World 2013

Gumboot was originated by miners in South Africa as a form of entertainment between shifts,whilst living in compounds. The dance embodies the unity and strength of the miners during a time of apartheid, as well as their indomitable spirit. The opening song is in Ndebele, sung by Zimbabwean miners on the train to South Africa to begin their contracts in the mines.