"The Haitian Vodou Ritual Dances and Their Secularization" is a good resource for learning more about Haitian Folklore Dances, the rhythms, the movements as well as the traditional costumes worn by the dancers on each particular dance: Zaka, Djuba, Congo, Ibo, Nago, Petro, Yanvalou and so on...
These ritual dances are extracted from vodou ceremonies that have taken place in vodou temples (hounfo) in Haiti. They have been secularized and stylized by well known Haitian-choreographers such as Jean Leon Destine, Louines Louinis, Paulette Saint-Lot etc., as well as by other world-renowned choreographers like Katherine Dunham, Lavinia Williams, Chuck Davis, Pearl Primus, Geoffrey Holder etc.
Actually, these dances have become the backbone of Black Dance in theaters throughout the world. The presenter, Haitian Anthropologist Dr. Henry Franck, gives an overview of Haitian Ritual Dances in the context of the Vodou Pantheon and their transfer on the stage as secular dances for the enjoyment of the public at large...
