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Singhi Chham or Kanchendzonga Dance is a lion dance form in Sikkim whereby the dancers perform in a lion costume that represents the snow lion. It is a dance of the Bhutia people, and was said to have been introduced by Chador Namgyal, the third Chogyal of Sikkim, in the 18th century. [1] It is usually performed during the Panglapsool festival.
"Chinese fan dance") Han [1] –Present Han Chinese Shuixiuwu (水袖舞; lit. "Water sleeve dance") Zhou –Present Han Chinese Wulong (舞龙; lit. "Dragon dance") or Long wu (龍舞) [4] Han [1] –Present Han Chinese Wushi (舞狮) or Shiziwu (獅子舞) [4] Southern Lion dance Present Han Chinese Northern Lion dance Present Heavenly Tower ...
Yak dance or Yak Chham or Tibetan Yak Dance is an Asian folk dance [1] performed in the Indian states Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, union territory Ladakh and in the southern fringes of the Himalayas near Assam. [2] [3] The dancer impersonating yak dances with a man mounted on his back.
A Chinese dance. Dance in China is a highly varied art form, consisting of many modern and traditional dance genres. The dances cover a wide range, from folk dances to performances in opera and ballet, and may be used in public celebrations, rituals, and ceremonies.
A popular dance of the Han dynasty is the Long Sleeve Dance, which is depicted in many images and sculptures of the period, and this form of traditional dance survives to this day. [19] The sleeve may be long and narrow, long and wide, or similar to the " water sleeves " used in Chinese opera .
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
It is the most important festival among the Bhutias in India, and is marked by the traditional Cham dancing and merry-making. Losoong is celebrated across the monasteries in Bhutan, Nepal, and Sikkim. In Sikkim, during the festival of Losoong, often dance forms depict narrativized tales from the life of Padmasambhava or Guru Ugyen.
Traditional Yangge dance performance by the Dream Butterfly Dance Group (蝶梦舞团) at Binus UniversityYangge (Chinese: 秧歌; pinyin: yānggē; lit. 'Rice Sprout Song') is a form of Chinese folk dance developed from a dance known in the Song dynasty as Village Music (村田樂). [1]