Post by kaya on Nov 5, 2006 12:26:27 GMT -5
Dutty Wine on the murder trail... heads are rolling
Antoinette Shakespeare, Observer TEENage writer
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Eighteen-year-old student Taneisha Henry did not just have a dizzy spell after competing in a Dutty Wine contest in Thompson Pen Sunday morning, she died shortly after.
Henry was reportedly one of the contestants in the dancing competition who apparently looked distorted after the ordeal and fainted. There has been no medical confirmation to corroborate that 'Dutty Wine' was the actual cause of death, but doctors have commented that the dance can severely damage bones and ligaments.
Since the accident, residents and family members have called for a ban on the dance. In all respect, and sympathy for the loss, banning Dutty Wine is not the answer. As I can recall previous cases where the dance has caused serious neck injuries but not even that has prevented its popularity. Tony Matterhorn, selector and the artiste responsible for the dance-craze, said: " Dutty Wine responsibly".
We have seen the moves in music videos such as Sean Paul's Give It Up To Me and Beyonce's Ring the Alarm. In the former, the even more complicated version is seen, but did not fail to highlight its uniqueness and creativity. The women who performed it did not seem as if they damaged any part of their spine or skull.
The dance itself has been taken to the extreme by some women. The horrific rendition of the 'wine' has taken the form of suicide. There is no reasonable explanation to be swinging the most important part of your body carelessly in the name of a prize.
It is almost a sure thing that no one was forced to partake, and the frequency at which the head is swung is at the discretion of the dancer.
It is a sad thing to think that women have reached the point where making a conscious decision between logical thinking and hype has become a tedious and impossible task. Banning the dance is not the answer; the solution lies in ensuring that the women who do it are aware of the risks.
Taken from Jamaica observer
www.jamaicaobserver.com
Antoinette Shakespeare, Observer TEENage writer
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Eighteen-year-old student Taneisha Henry did not just have a dizzy spell after competing in a Dutty Wine contest in Thompson Pen Sunday morning, she died shortly after.
Henry was reportedly one of the contestants in the dancing competition who apparently looked distorted after the ordeal and fainted. There has been no medical confirmation to corroborate that 'Dutty Wine' was the actual cause of death, but doctors have commented that the dance can severely damage bones and ligaments.
Since the accident, residents and family members have called for a ban on the dance. In all respect, and sympathy for the loss, banning Dutty Wine is not the answer. As I can recall previous cases where the dance has caused serious neck injuries but not even that has prevented its popularity. Tony Matterhorn, selector and the artiste responsible for the dance-craze, said: " Dutty Wine responsibly".
We have seen the moves in music videos such as Sean Paul's Give It Up To Me and Beyonce's Ring the Alarm. In the former, the even more complicated version is seen, but did not fail to highlight its uniqueness and creativity. The women who performed it did not seem as if they damaged any part of their spine or skull.
The dance itself has been taken to the extreme by some women. The horrific rendition of the 'wine' has taken the form of suicide. There is no reasonable explanation to be swinging the most important part of your body carelessly in the name of a prize.
It is almost a sure thing that no one was forced to partake, and the frequency at which the head is swung is at the discretion of the dancer.
It is a sad thing to think that women have reached the point where making a conscious decision between logical thinking and hype has become a tedious and impossible task. Banning the dance is not the answer; the solution lies in ensuring that the women who do it are aware of the risks.
Taken from Jamaica observer
www.jamaicaobserver.com