Yak dance
Yak danceorYak ChhamorTibetan Yak Danceis an Asianfolk dance[1]performed in the Indian statesArunachal Pradesh,Sikkim,union territoryLadakhand in the southern fringes of theHimalayasnearAssam.[2][3]
The dancer impersonating yak dances with a man mounted on his back. The masked dancer represents the family members (Theopa Gali), who are believed to have discovered theYakwith the help of a magical bird hundreds of years ago. Yak dance is performed to honour the Yak,[4]during theLosarfestival, theTibetan New Year.
In 2017, the tableaux ofArunachal Pradeshdepicted the Yak dance at the 68thRepublic Day of Indiacelebration atRajpath,New Delhi.Yak Dance is one of the most famous pantomimes of theMahayanasect ofBuddhistTribes ofArunachal Pradesh.[5]It also won first prize as the best Tableau among 22 other participants in 2017 Republic Day.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^"UNESCO to present Tibetan Yak Dance as Chinese intangible cultural heritage".Tibetan Review.April 11, 2019.
- ^Kuiper, Kathleen (2010).The Culture of India.Britannica Educational Pub. p. 281.ISBN9781615301492.
- ^Dalaï Lama V.; Walter Graf; René de Nebesky-Wojkowitz (1976).Tibetan Religious Dances.Mouton. pp. 10, 25, 42, 63, 71, 77, 78, 95, 99, 107.ISBN9789027976215.
- ^"Culture, Music and Folk Dance".Eastsikkim.nic.in.
- ^"Yak dance from Arunachal Pradesh to be in Republic Day parade next year".Indian Express.December 20, 2016.
- ^"Art & Culture".Tawang.nic.in.
- ^"Yak Dance of Arunachal Pradesh made history".Arunachal24. January 27, 2017.
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