The short film "Dhaanto" directed by Yasmin Yassin features a Somali dance troupe that is sharing traditional moves with young Somali Americans in Minneapolis. [MUSIC PLAYING] CATHY WURZER: A local ...

At a village square painted gold by the setting sun in Wajir District, residents gather for a wedding. The young and old mingle freely as they dance to jiisow — a Somali folk dance. The master of ...

A Somali member of parliament who used to live in St. Cloud was killed in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Saado Ali Warsame, who also was a popular singer of Somali ...

Jiisow is often a warm up dance for Dhaanto, another Somali traditional dance. For Dhaanto, women can join in but they should not come close to men. "Holding of hands is prohibited. The line between ...