Peacock dance
Genre | Folk dance |
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Origin | South Asia and Southeast Asia |
Peacock dance |
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Malaysia |
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Vietnam |
The peacock dance or peafowl dance is a traditional Asian folk dance that describes the beauty and the movement of peacocks. There are several peacock dance traditions developed in Asia, among others are peacock dances of Myanmar, and in the western and northern parts of Cambodia, West Java in Indonesia, also peacock dances of Indian subcontinent in Southern India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
China
Peacock as a
The peacock dance of the Dai ethnic group has a very long history and is closely tied with their distinguished ethnic culture. Any festival occasion or celebration such as the annual Water Festival and the Gate Closing / Opening Festival is accompanied by the peacock dance, to express joy and happiness.
In general, there are two different kinds of the traditional peacock dance of the Dai ethic group in China. One is the peacock dance with the wearing of heavy stand made of
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Cambodian peacock dance
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Shan peacock dance in Myanmar
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Dancers in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Dancers in Chiang Mai, Thailand
See also
References
- ^ "傣族孔雀舞 - 中国非物质文化遗产网·中国非物质文化遗产数字博物馆".
- ^ Dances in Tamil Nadu Archived 2015-08-14 at the Wayback Machine at discovertamilnadu.net.
- ^ Folk Dances of Tamil Nadu at carnatica.net.
- ^ "Sejarah Tari Merak Jawa Barat Beserta Ciri Khas dan Gerakannya". 16 November 2020.