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Bamboo Dance
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This is the most popular and colourful dance of the Mizos. Long pair of horizontal bamboo staves are tapped open and close in rhythmic beats by people sitting face to face on the ground, while girls in colourful costumes of Puanchei, Kawrchei, Vakiria and Thihna, dance in and out between the beats of the bamboos. This dance is now performed in almost all festive occasions. The unique style of the Cheraw is a great fascination in and outside Mizoram. Because bamboos are used for the dance. people sometimes call it the Bamboo Dance.
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Manipuri Dance
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The dances of Manipur performed by the Meities can be broadly classified into pre-vaishnavite forms and these connected with the Hindu Culture in the 18th Century, and both the two types are associated with religious motifs.
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Jhumura Dance
(Click here for video)Jhumura Dance is a pure dance sequence with intricate rhythmic patterns. This dance depicts the Gopas descriptions, their anger and frenzy when their women folk deserted them to join Lord Krishna. The dance is divided into three parts and is more depended on movement rather than spoken words.
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Tangkul Dance
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The people of different villages of Ukhrul District of Manipur perform Phezak (dance). The style of Phezak differs from village to village but the theme remains more or less the same. The cultural heritage of the Tangkhuls, handed down through the ages by their forefathers portrays the values of simplicity, sincerity, bravery, co-operation, a self-sufficient and harmonious life.
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Sumi Dance
(Click here for video)It is a male dance and performed during the Tuluni festival. Angushi means War and Kighelhe means dance. Meticulous care is always taken in wearing cloth of ones own status and the ceremonies are punctuated by the vigorous war dance.
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Yak Dance
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It is a popular dance of the Buddhist tribes, more particularly the Monpas and Sherdupen. The Mask dancers represented the members of a family who has supposed to discover the Yak, with the help of a magical bird. The Yak is looked upon as the provider of permanent source of wealth and prosperity.
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