Harvest Dances In Morocco (1949)

Mont Semrir in the high valley of Dades, Ouarzazate, South Morocco. Farmers of south Morocco Ait Mohan Tribe, are satisfied with their crops and organise a dance ’Aoache’ Moroccan women doing rhythmic jig, wearing feast robes. Head and shoulders of girl moving in rhythm. Another girl ditto. Line of women dancing. Line of women dancing. Men kneeling circle in foreground. A Moroccan building pan down to dancers in front of it. Line of women dancers. Line of women and girl dancers. Ditto. members of the Ait Mohan Tribe performing dance in front of building. Line of men dancers. Ditto. Band on ground in foreground. Men and women dancers in line. Face of heavily made up girl dancer, wearing ceremonial headgear. Head shot of another girl. head shot of older woman. men and women dancers in line. Men and women dancers in line. Man beating drum in foreground. Man beating drum. Girl dance clapping rhythmically. Young girl dancers. (Mute. F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ.