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Bali Dances History Bali Dances and It's Religion Movement in Balinese Dance List Of Balinese Dances - Part 1 List Of Balinese Dances - Part 2 List Of Balinese Dances - Part 3 List Of Balinese Dances - Part 4 Bali Dances Schedule

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This dance was known by the Cree as the "Wihtikokansimoowin" or the Wintigo-like dance. The Wintigo, cannibalistic character of Cree stories, was portrayed in satire by the dancers. The dance was to have originated with a dream of a young Assiniboine man. It was to be performed, whenever there was a camp for the enjoyment of the people. The Crees, who later attained it, frequently held the dance on the last day of their Sundance ceremonies. The man who led the dance had to obtain the right to hold it through a vision or the right could be inherited.

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by Ellie Kuykendall

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The traditional dances of Sri Lanka have their origin in rites and rituals associated with folk beliefs. There are three distinct dance forms known as Kandyan dancing in the highlands, low country dancing in the coastal region and Sabaragamuwa dancing in the Province of Sabaragamuwa.

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We can not predict the time at which this play was launched in China, but at least we guess it might be performed before Ch??unchu period. At the first stage, it was a kind of ritual for driving out sundry evil spirits and plagues, after that it has been developed as mask drama which contains dance, music and lots of entertainments. There are so many kinds of ??Nahi?? in various regions of Chinan now. Among them, Kuijusong has the most numerous Nahi

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The lion dance used to be performed to celebrate special occasions like the day of greeting new year or wedding party in China. The motions of lion dance are so soft as well as dynamic. That??s why those motions suggest the actions of ??Kung fu??. They play the dance with unique music which is based on various percussion instruments and has vigorous rhythms.

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This dance is designated as intangible cultural property in Yamagata hyon in Japan.

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By Keith Stanley Photos from (2002) Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall is the most ambitious ever. It's theme is "The Silk Road," featuring the cultures along that famed ancient trade route between the East (China & Central Asia, with extensions to the Indian subcontinent) and the West (Italy and Western Europe), through the Middle East (Turkey, Iran, Iraq). More than 300 musicians, dancers, and artisans from some 25 nations along the fabled Silk Road are present on the Mall for the two weeks of the Folklife Festival, demonstrating the living culture of their regions.

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Tari Topeng Cirebon, or mask dances of Cirebon, are the oldest form of West Javanese dance, and come from the north coast. These dances are performed in full costume but are edited versions of the original traditional dances, which would traditionally be accompanied by a live gamelan orchestra and last about one hour. Anna Ingleby learned these dances while living in Indonesia for two years, 1996-98. Her teacher was Ibu Nunung Nurasih who is from a family of mask dancers and now lives and teaches in Bandung, West Java.

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Iwahmi Kagura is comprised of 48 stories handed down for generations. It is not a one full story but compilation of various genres. So the performance may vary depending on the time and location of the performance. Daisha, the dance of snake, is a story of Mikoto who saved Hime who is the only left daughter to her old parents. A snake with eight heads, eight tales and eight valley long body, has eaten Hime's eight sisters one every year and Hime may be endangered from the same threat. But Mikoto turned Hime into a comb and prepared eight jars of whiskey for the snake. When the snake was drunk and fell asleep, Makoto killed the snake and later married to Hime as it was arranged.

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from Korea Maskdance festival

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The Bassari are an ethnic minority who live in the Eastern region of Senegal. They are characterized by self-withdrawal in refusing to the modern world. The still live according to ancestral traditions, attempting to save them and pass them on in their true from. The other charcteristic of the Bassari is found in the beauty of the sites.Villages, melody of their language and especially in the art and decoration.In Barrari country, all mask dances are sacerd. They are performed according to a calendar which is strictly followed.It doesn't matter of involves popular dance or a dance for rejoicing: it must be supported by the ancient guardians and protectors of the tradition. For the Bassari, the drum is sacred and the maskds are made without the momen. Knowing and without their prescence. The masks are with vires and plm leaves. The beads which decorate the masks are also used by women to add decoration to their long black skirts- used as a costume in the dances The Bassari are an ethnic minority who live in the Eastern region of Senegal. They are characterized by self-withdrawal in refusing to the modern world. The still live according to ancestral traditions, attempting to save them and pass them on in their true from. The other charcteristic of the Bassari is found in the beauty of the sites.Villages, melody of their language and especially in the art and decoration.In Barrari country, all mask dances are sacerd. They are performed according to a calendar which is strictly followed.It doesn't matter of involves popular dance or a dance for rejoicing: it must be supported by the ancient guardians and protectors of the tradition. For the Bassari, the drum is sacred and the maskds are made without the momen. Knowing and without their prescence. The masks are with vires and plm leaves. The beads which decorate the masks are also used by women to add decoration to their long black skirts- used as a costume in the dances

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Guatemala is one of the Central American countries that preserved the Indian culture well. As the meaning of Guatemala, the land of trees, the half of the land is covered by thick rain forest. It neighbors the pacific ocean and hosts the civilazation of the anciant Maya. Guatemala city, the capital city of the Country, shows the harmony betweem the traditional indian culture and the classical spanish archtecture. Guatemalan folk dance is a mixture of the ancient Maya civilazation, the Caribbean culture, the African culture and the European culture. The dance of deer, which is part of the performance, is a religious dance to console the spirits, thanking for the hunted animals. The dance of burning the evil spirit has been handed down from the ancient Maya civilazation and it means that fire burns all the impurity of man. The dance tries to communicate that the fire and flame will keep the evil spirit away from the world and cleanse the world.

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This performance is based on the myths, historical biographies and follk stories in the Tibet area. Tibetan performance art and drama use masks. Because they believe that mask with its clear expressions of good and evil helps spectators to understand the charactors of the roles of the actors and actors to communicate the message at ease. They use musical instruments like drum and cymbals and the music for drama is simple but religous.

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Some Chhau dances use large stylized masks. The depiction of birds and animals is a distinctive feature.

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Story and photos by Fr. Brad Reynolds, SJ, who has published countless photos and stories in publications across the country, including National Geographic. He works as formation director for the Oregon Province.

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Wonderful photocollection of maskdancers. German website

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Music, dance and drama are all closely related in Bali, in fact drama and dance are synonymous. The most important thing about Balinese dances, however, is that they're fun and accessible. Balinese dances are not hard to find; there are dances virtually every night at all the tourist centers.

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Ponorogo is most well known for the reog mask dance, which is said to have been created by one of the kings of Kediri in the 12th century. The performance re-enacts a legendary battle between Pujangga Anom, a minister from the court of Ponorogo, and Singa Barong, guardian spirit of the forest of Lodoyo.

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The deer dancer wears a tall mask / headpiece with large antlers, and the movements of the graceful and noble deer are beautiful and poignant in the expression of freedom. With elegant jumps, turns of the head, and proud body movement, the life of the deer is recounted; traveling through the forest, jumping into the air, grazing in the meadows and meeting the hunter.

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by Joseph Houseal (Dancers in the Cham Ceremony ) Tibetan Buddhism, as it is commonly known in the West, is in strange times. It is disemboweled in Tibet, diluted in Sikkim, in exile in India, under wraps in Bhutan, trendy in America, and existing with some freedom and authenticity especially in Ladakh, a semi-autonomous region of Himalayan India. Perhaps its greatest threat today is unbridled western commercialism, the most pervasive force for the destruction of cultures in Asia.

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Photogallery. Photos can be downloaded and used.

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s Cham Dancers Cham dances take place in monasteries on certain festive occasions which vary according to a monastery's lineage. Monks cover their faces with masks representing the entourage of protector deities, historical or mythical characters. They reenact the visions of great lamas, events in the lives of saints or certain rituals particular to local tradition or lineage. Photos of wonderful Cham Danncer dolls. Portraying the dancers. See how they are made, using same materials as when masks are made. Special paper and clay.

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