Montea
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Montea (or in local Seychelles Moutya) is a traditional dance similar to the Sega, but with often more pronounced suggestive movements. Female and male dancers move in rhythm to the beat of the often single drum made of dried goatskin and lightly heated up by a bonfire prior to the start of the Dance (and regular during the evening).
The beat and dance are always accompanied by singing which usually recounts the hardships and joys of everyday life. Until the late 1970's, the Moutya was considered more of a risqué dance and generally shunned.
