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Chunaengjeon is the only solo Korean court dance. [4] It shares the same basic pattern and movement with other court dances. Among Joseon court dances it is praised as "the flower of court dance". The most important movement is hwajeontae, when the dancer imitates a bird perching on a flower by putting the colorful sleeves behind and smiling. [2]
Nautch dancers in Old Delhi, c. 1874 Nautch dancer in Calcutta, c. 1900 A Raja awaits the arrival of Nautch dancers A Nautch girl performing, 1862. The nautch (/ ˈ n ɔː tʃ /, meaning "dance" or "dancing" from Hindustani: "naach") [1] was a popular court dance performed by girls (known as "nautch girls") in later Mughal and colonial India. [2]
Bugaku court dance draws heavily from the Buddhist imported culture, but also incorporates many traditional Shinto aspects. These influences eventually mixed together and over the years were refined into something uniquely Japanese, bugaku. [4] Gagaku is the court music that goes beside the bugaku court dance. Tadamaro Ono is a palace musician ...
Javanese sultans are known as the patron and the creator of Javanese court dances. Kraton dances employs sets of rules about certain dance movements, body and hand gestures that requires discipline to learn. Gamelan orchestra is the prerequisite for Javanese court dance performances as well as for other Javanese art forms such as Wayang ...
Cheoyongmu (Korean: 처용무) is a Korean mask dance based on the legend of Cheoyong (처용, 處容), a son of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea. [1] It is also the oldest surviving Korean court dance created during the Unified Silla period. Cheoyongmu has also been considered as a shamanistic dance because it was performed to drive off evil ...
Gainjeonmokdan (Korean pronunciation: [ka.in dʑʌmoktan]) is a Korean court dance (called jeongjae 정재 in Korean), and literally means "beautiful people plucking peonies". This jeongjae was initiated and arranged by Hyomyeong Seja ( Crown Prince Hyomyeong ) in 1829 to please his father, King Sunjo .
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A courtly basse dance. The basse danse, or "low dance", was a popular court dance in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at the Burgundian court.The word basse describes the nature of the dance, in which partners move quietly and gracefully in a slow gliding or walking motion without leaving the floor, while in livelier dances both feet left the floor in jumps or leaps.