Alkayida (also spelt Ashanti Twi: Alkaida), also known as Akayida, is a Ghanaian dance with an emphasis on side to side moves, incorporating upper and body gestures, and encouraging group routines as well as individual competition.
[3] The Alkayida dance craze has been associated with hip-life music icon Guru after he popularized the term in his hit song "Akayida (Boys Abrɛ)".
[4] In Guru’s song titled Alkayida, the response to the word Akayida is "boys abrɛ", and this catch phrase has gradually crawled its way into the vocabulary of the Akan youth.
[4] Asamoah Gyan and the Black Stars squad were scheduled to showcase the "Alkayida" dance on the global stage at the 2014 World Cup.
[1] Gyan and the rest of the team danced after scoring a goal in the Germany vs. Ghana group stage match.