Shake your Shoulders as you Eskista

The Eskista is the most popular traditional Ethiopian dance; the cultural pride of Ehiopia’s Amhara people.

“Eskista” means “shaking shoulders,” and that’s what we do when we try it in class — first we shrug our shoulders to the beat, then we shimmy our shoulders, then — since by then we’re totally into it — we roll our shoulders. Let’s do it!