Tiger dance
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Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate, performed on the street in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival, Kitakami, Iwate
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Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate, performed in the lobby of a hotel, Kitakami, Iwate
Tiger dance is a traditional performing art in which persons wearing tiger costumes dance by themselves or with others.
Contents
Asia
India
- Puliyattam is folk dance of Dravidian people
- Puliyattam - Tamil nadu
- Pilivesa - Karnataka and Tulu Nadu
- Puli Kali - Kerala
- Baagh Naach - Odisha
Nepal
- Baagh Naach of Subarnapur district, Orissa and Newa People of Nepal
Japan
- Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate [1]
- Tiger dance of Ōfunato, Iwate [2]
- Tiger dance of Yokosuka, Kanagawa [3]
See also
- Lion dance
- Sagaan Ubgen, who performs the tiger dance in Buddhist cham
References
- ↑ Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate (in Japanese)
- ↑ [http://toramai.web.fc2.com/ Tiger dance of Ōfunato, Iwate (in Japanese)
- ↑ Tiger dance of Yokosuka, Kanagawa (in Japanese)
