Some churches around Gauteng have held \u201cpray for rain\u201d services. In the Native American culture, tribe members would offer to perform rain dances for settlers in exchange for goods.
\nMen and women from these tribes still gather to this day, adorned in special headdresses and jewels, mainly turquoise in colour, and perform this dance when the weather is hot and dry.
\nThe steps of the rain dance itself are quite intricate, and unlike circle dances, which are seen in many Native American ceremonies, the men and women stand in separate lines and make zigzagging patterns.
\nThere is an alternating loud and soft singing by various dancers in the ceremony. Drums are not used in the ritual. Instead, the rhythm is kept by the sound of the dancers’ even steps on the dirt.
\nWatch the video below to see how to perform the rain dance.<\/p>\n