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folk dance
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FOLK DANCES OF NEPAL
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Bihu Folk Dance, Assam
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Artists with their Chhau Folk Dance Masks, West Bengal
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Bii bielgee-Mongolian traditional folk dance
Bii Biilgee is performed in a very small space of Ger and expresses the different symbolic signs by movements of hands, shoulders, waist and head. It is regarded as origin of Mongolian national dances and their source of creativity.
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Ngajat
Iban Ngajat Warrior Dance.
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FOLK DANCES OF NEPAL
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Folk Dance,Kerala
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Folk Dance, Nagaland
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The Ngajat Dance
The origin of this indigenous dance is not clearly known but it is believed to have been in existence along with the Iban tribe since the 16th Century. The Ngajat dance is believed to have been performed by warriors on their return from battles. This dance is now performed to celebrate the most important harvest festival called ‘Gawai’, to welcome important guests to the longhouses and so on. The male dancers wear large feathers as part of their headgear, hold an ornate and long shield in their hand with chains, beads and a loincloth called the ‘cawat’. The female dancers have an elaborate headdress, chains, beads and a ‘dress’ that reaches to below their knees with intricate weaving. Traditionally this dance was only performed by male dancers but not anymore. The dance is arranged straight lines and in a circle and does involve dramatic leaps and jumps performed by the male dancers. Gongs and other ethnic percussion instruments such as the ‘enkeromong’, ‘bendai’, ‘canang’ and ‘dumbak or ketebong’ provide the music. There are in fact several types of Ngajat dances, such as Ngajat Induk, Ngajat bebunoh, Ngajat Lesong, Ngajat Semain, Ngajat Berayah and Ngaja Ngemai Antu Pala.
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FOLK DANCES OF NEPAL
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