Ma Itù

"Ma Itù" (also known as "Ma Itū" or "Ma Itu" and stylized in-game as "MA ITU" and "MA ITŪ") by is featured on , , , , and .
==Appearance of the Dancer==
The coach is Kan'Dake, a woman wearing an African-based outfit with futuristic tones. She has a black isicholo on her head, with black and gold ribbon-like tassels with intricate patterns placed on the side of the isicholo. The base of the isicholo is connected with a golden futuristic visor with a golden inverted triangle on the top center that covers her eyes, with golden chains wrapped on the top of the visor. She also wears a sleeveless leotard that leaves her legs exposed. The leotard contains a face in the style of African art, with the lips, nose, parts of the cheeks, and eyebrows light blue and the rest of the face blended in the gold leotard. The rest of the leotard is black, with golden accents on the hips as well as stiff golden shoulder pads with a golden ensemble around her neck area. She also has a large, open golden flowing cape with loose open sleeves and having black and yellow patterns on the back and glowing yellow eyes on the front. Lastly, she wears black leggings with golden patterns. The accessories include a pair of thick golden earrings and golden bangles, and her makeup includes a golden lower lip with a gold line from the center of her upper lip to her chin. She is barefoot and she has a blue outline.
Briefly at the start of the routine, the dancer has dark turquoise blue skin and her outfit is in a dull gold color scheme. The face on her leotard glows gold. During the final chorus, the face on her leotard glows purple to the beat of the song and the glowing eyes glow purple as well.
==Background==
At the beginning, Kan'Dake is seen standing from afar in a shiny metallic floor with ferns and rock as well as distant giant African-style stone heads. Most elements are darkened and the time is nighttime with some clouds on the farthest view. As soon as the first chorus starts, the sky slowly brightens and turns to dawn.
The routine takes place in a futuristic African-esque area known as the Portal of No Return, designed with futuristic shiny floors that glow to the music as well as giant African-style stone heads. During the verses, Kan'Dake is seen dancing in front of a large futuristic gate arch with African-style art etched in its design, with the gate arch darkened in the second verse. The symbols and designs glow yellow to the music. Separating from Kan'Dake is a light blue light gate, which disintegrates into triangular shapes before zooming in. It reveals a pathway, which has a shiny black floor and the walls carved in the half-circular design. The walls and the arches also has African-style art and emblems which glows neon blue and bright yellow. The sky is also darkened and colored blue. Afterwards, the background stops in front of another gate arch, with the light gate disintegrating for the next area.
During the chorus, the routine is set in a large open field court area with a mountain range from afar, which are full of African stone heads. Flying above and behind Kan'Dake are three large futuristic African heads made of metal, with the side heads containing nose rings and the central head is round in shape and appearance. White light flashes in various marks on the face as well as in the eyes, with white light appearing in the lines in the side heads. From the 3rd chorus and beyond, the floor also lights up to the music. Afterwards, it transitions with white smoke and into the verses' background. After the 3rd chorus, it transitions into the pathway instead.
In the second half of the third verse, the pathway transitions into the first half from the previous verses. The arches are now glowing neon cyan and the glows in the symbols and emblems are magenta. The large African stone heads in the side of the dancer now sports white facial African markings. Every single element is darkened and the sky turns to night.
In the final chorus, the background is the same but every element is darkened. Bright cyan and purple light are faintly shone below the floating heads and the glows are now purple. White steam slowly rises from below as the music slowly comes to a close. After the last Gold Move, the central head releases a bright purple light before the heads slowly lose their glow. The purple light below them now slowly fades away.
==Gold Moves==
There are 2 Gold Moves in this routine:
Gold Move 1: Swing your right arm up.
Gold Move 2: Place your hands above your head as a crown while you step with your right foot.
maitugm1.png|Gold Move 1
Maitu gm.gif|Gold Move 1 in-game
Maitu gm 2.png|Gold Move 2
Maitu gm 2.gif|Gold Move 2 in-game
==Appearances in Playlists==
Ma Itù is featured in the following playlists:
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==Trivia==
===General===
*Ma Itù is the second Swahili-language song in the series.
*Ma Itù is the second song by Stella Mwangi in the series.
*As mentioned in the behind-the-scenes video, the title of Ma Itù translates to "Our Truth".
*Ma Itù was revealed by Stella Mwangi’s Instagram account shortly before the teaser was published on YouTube.
*In the thumbnails of the France, UK and Denmark versions of the preview, the title​​​​ is misspelled as "Ma Itu". Also, in the titles of these previews, it was misspelled as "Ma Itù".
*The version of the song used in-game is different from the version used in the music video.
*On , the song title is stylized as "MA ITŪ".
===Routine===
*Kan’Dake’s name is inspired from "", which was the Meroitic term for the sister of the (an ancient kingdom placed between the current nothern Sudan and Southern Egypt).
*There is a glitch in the background, where in the second chorus, the stone heads far in the background are absent before suddenly appearing.
*Stella Mwangi wears Kan’Dake’s outfit in the cover art of the song.
*Kan’Dake appears in the background of Skibidi.
*Playing Ma Itù three times on unlocks the sticker of the graffiti flower from Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke).
*Ma Itù is featured in the "Recommended For You" section of .
*Kan’Dake reappears in the background of If You Wanna Party.
*Ma Itù was featured in the playlist "Eurovision Song Contest" despite the song itself not having taken part to said contest.
**However, Stella Mwangi previously represented , which might be a reason for its inclusion.
==Gallery==
===Game Files===
Maitu cover generic.png|Ma Itù(pre-)
maitu score card cover.jpg|Ma Itù()
Maitu cover albumcoach.png| album coach
Maitu albumbkg.png| album background
maitu banner bkg.png| menu banner
maitu map bkg.png| map background
MaItu BC.jpg| cover
MaItu Cover 1024.png| cover
maitu score card cover.jpg| score card cover
MaItu ava.png|Kan'Dake’s classic avatar(Pre-)
Maitu gold ava.png|Kan'Dake’s golden avatar
MaItuKanDake Base DancerCard.png|Kan'Dake’s classic avatar()
Background_MaItu_PortalofNoReturn.png|Avatar background(Portal of No Return)
MaItu_pictos-sprite.png|Pictograms
Jd04 item 10.png|Sticker unlocked by dancing to Ma Itù three times
coach 01 wdf.png|Kan'Dake from the online World Dance Floor coaches
gamemode coach 03.png
Coach offline 01.png| World Dance Floor offline banner
===In-Game Screenshots===
Maitu jd2020 menu.png|Ma Itù on the menu (8th-gen)
Maitu jd2020 load.png| loading screen
Maitu jd2020 coachmenu.png| coach selection screen (8th-gen, controller)
Maitu jd2020 coachmenu camera.png| coach selection screen (8th-gen, camera)
MaItu jd2020 menu wii.png|Ma Itù on the menu (Wii)
Maitu jd2020 routinemenu wii.png| routine selection screen (Wii)
Maitu jd2020 coachmenu wii.png| coach selection screen (Wii)
Maitu jdnow menu.png|Ma Itù on the menu (2017 update, computer)
Maitu jdnow menu phone 2017.PNG|Ma Itù on the menu (2017 update, phone)
Maitu jdnow coachmenu computer.png| coach selection screen (2017 update, computer)
Maitu jdnow coachmenu phone.png| coach selection screen (2017 update, phone)
Maitu jdnow score.png| scoring screen (2017 update)
Maitu jdnow menu computer 2020.png|Ma Itù on the menu (2020 update, computer)
Maitu jdnow menu phone 2020.PNG|Ma Itù on the menu (2020 update, phone)
Maitu jdnow coachmenu computer 2020.png| coach selection screen (2020 update, computer)
Maitu jdnow coachmenu phone 2020.PNG| coach selection screen (2020 update, phone)
Maitu jd2023 menu.png|Ma Itù on the menu
Maitu jd2023 infomenu.png| info screen
Maitu jd2023 coachmenu.png| coach selection screen
Maitu jd2024 coachmenu.png| coach selection screen
===Promotional Images===
MaItu BirthdayKids jdnow notification.png| notification (along with Happy Birthday)
===Behind the Scenes===
Maitu concept art 1.jpg|Concept art 1https://www.artstation.com/artwork/w8k3L5
Maitu concept art 2.jpg|Concept art 2
Maitu concept art 3.jpg|Concept art 3
Maitu concept art 4.jpg|Concept art 4https://www.artstation.com/artwork/q9eolD
Maitu concept art 5.jpg|Concept art 5
MaItu bts 1.jpg|Behind the scenes 1
MaItu bts 2.jpg|Behind the scenes 2
MaItu outfit.PNG|Behind the scenes 3
===Others===
Maitu thumbnail uk.jpg|Official YouTube thumbnail(UK)
Maitu thumbnail us.jpg|Official YouTube thumbnail(US)
Maitu bkg 01.png|Background 1
Maitu bkg 02.png|Background 2
Maitu bkg 03.png|Background 3
Maitu bkg 04.png|Background 4
Maitu bkg 05.png|Background 5
MaItu BackgroundGlitch.gif|Stone heads glitch
Maitu instagram.png|Instagram confirmation
PassportInAPlaylist jdn playlist cover.png|Kan'Dake on the cover for the "Passport in a Playlist" playlist in (along with P1 of Kill This Love and Mohini)
Thistimeforafrica jdnow playlist website icon.png|Kan'Dake on the cover for the "This Time For Africa!" playlist in (along with P1 of Tumbum and P1 of Not Your Ordinary)
Passportinaplaylist jdnow playlist website icon 4.png|Kan'Dake on the cover for the "Passport in a Playlist" playlist in (along with Falka and Hala Bel Khamis)
Thefitlist jdnow playlist website icon 2.png|Kan'Dake on the cover for "The Fit List!" playlist in (along with Rain Over Me and OMG (Extreme Version))
China JurrassicKids maitubkg.png|Llama and Boogiesaurus on the background of the routine.
==Videos==
===Official Music Video===
Just Dance 2020 presents MA ITŪ by Stella Mwangi Official Music Video Ubisoft US
===Teasers===
Ma Itù - Gameplay Teaser (US)
Ma Itù - Gameplay Teaser (UK)
===Gameplays===
Just Dance 2020 - Ma itu (All Perfect)
Ma Itù - Just Dance Now
MA ITU - Stella Mwangi - Just Dance Unlimited
MA ITŪ, Stella Mwangi - MEGASTAR, 2-2 GOLD - Just Dance+
Just Dance 2020 (China)- MA ITŪ - 言语 by Stella Mwangi -12.9k-
===Extraction===
Just Dance 2020 - MA ITŪ by Stella Mwangi - Full HD NO HUD
===Behind The Scenes===
Ma Itù - Creative Spotlight (US)
==References==
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