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  2. History of Chinese dance - Wikipedia

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    The "Gong Mo" Dance was later known as the Scarf Dance (巾舞). The dance is performed with a long scarf held in each hand, and is similar to today's Long Silk Dance. Liu Bang was also said to be fond of the war dance of the Ba people , called the Bayu (巴渝) dance and known in later eras in various names such as Zhaowu (昭武) in the ...

  3. Legong - Wikipedia

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    Country: Indonesia: Reference: 00617: Region: Asia and the Pacific: Inscription history; Inscription: 2015 (10th session) List: Representative: Wali Sacred Dances (Rejang, Sanghyang Dedari, Baris Upacara), Bebali Semi sacred Dances (Topeng Sidhakarya/Topeng Pajegan, Gambuh dance drama, Wayang Wong dance drama), Balih-balihan Entertainment Dances (Legong Kraton, Joged Bumbung, Barong Ket)

  4. Shen Yun - Wikipedia

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    During the 2010 production, at least two of the 16 scenes depicted "persecution and murder of Falun Gong practitioners" in contemporary China, including the beating of a young mother to death, and the jailing of a Falun Gong protester. In addition to classical Han Chinese dance, Shen Yun also includes elements of Yi, Miao, Tibetan and Mongolian ...

  5. Gong - Wikipedia

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    By far the most familiar to most Westerners is the chau gong or bullseye gong. Large chau gongs, called tam-tams [7] have become part of the symphony orchestra. Sometimes a chau gong is referred to as a Chinese gong, but in fact, it is only one of many types of suspended gongs that are associated with China. A chau gong is made of copper-based ...

  6. Pungmul - Wikipedia

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    Divide according to the form of the dance and the composition of the personnel. [15] Group dance (군무; 群舞) : Jinpuri (진풀이, a variety of formations are presented during the performance) Solitary dance (독무; 獨舞) : Sangsoe Noleum (상쇠놀음, lead small gong player's solo performance), Sangmonori (상모놀이; 象毛놀이; lit.

  7. Kebyar duduk - Wikipedia

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    By 2004 the dance was becoming rare, [4] but its popularity increased, such that in 2011 a competition for dancing kebyar duduk and one of Mario's other creations, oleg tamulilingan (1952), was held. Around this time a group of Tabanan residents argued that the dance had shifted far from I Mario's original vision, and began teaching what they ...

  8. Stars Who Got Their Start on the Gong Show - AOL

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    As time passed, “The Gong Show” began building a stable of regulars who would appear on the program, most notably Gene Gene the Dancing Machine and Murray Langston, better known as the Unknown ...

  9. Kulintang - Wikipedia

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    Kulintang music likely evolved from this simple signaling tradition, transitioning into a period consisting of one player, one-gong type ensembles (like those found among the Ifugao of Luzon or Tiruray of Mindanao), developing into a multi-gong, multiplayer ensemble with the incorporation of concepts originating from Sunda (Indonesian) and ...