It is rooted in traditional African music and religious practices, especially those of the Asante people of Ghana.
The name Kromanti (or Coromantee) derives from Kormantin (or Cormantin ) where a historical slave fort in the coast of Ghana was located.
The Maroons viewed Kromanti dance as a form of metaphorical warfare, a protection on a spiritual level rather than a physical one.
Like "many other African-derived healing ceremonies, a possessed medium attends to patients, employing song, dance, sacrifice, and herbal remedies.
After several hours, the dance loses its recreational momentum and the chief "fete-man" (ritual specialist, similar to an African high priest) becomes possessed.