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The Manipuri dance comes in two categories - tandav (vigorous dance for the dancer who plays Krishna) and lasya (delicate [54] dance for the dancers who play Radha and Gopis). [55] [56] The Manipuri Raas Leela dance style embodies dreamy wavelike movements where one movement dissolves into another like the waves of an ocean.
Manipuri by R K Singhajit Singh, Dances of India series, Wisdom Tree, ISBN 81-86685-15-4. Devi, Pukhrambam Lilabati (2014). Pedagogic Perspectives in Indian Classical Dance: The Manipuri and The Bharatanatyam. ISBN 978-9382395393. Ragini Devi (1990). Dance Dialects of India. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0674-0. Natalia Lidova (2014 ...
Meitei Sankirtana (alias Manipuri Sankirtana) is the artistic manifestation of the worshipping culture of the Meitei people (Manipuri people). It is regarded as the visible form of God, in Meitei culture. [17] Regarding the art form, the Ministry of Culture (India) states the following: “... Woven within the framework of sacrosanct rituals ...
The Manipuri classical dance, also known to as the Manipuri Raas Leela dance (Meitei: Jagoi Raas/Raas Jagoi [24] [25] [26]), is one of the eight major Indian classical dance forms, originating from the state of Manipur.
' roar of the drum ') is a traditional Meitei dance form originated from Manipur, which is the soul of the Manipuri Sankirtana music and the Manipuri classical dance. [1] [2] [3] The Pung cholom is a unique classical dance of Manipur. This dance may be performed by men or women and is usually a prelude to the Ras Lila.
Thabal chongba is a Manipuri folk dance [1] traditionally performed during the festival of Yaoshang in India. In the dance, participants join hands in a circle, [2] hop on one foot and swing their free legs across, slowly advancing. [3]
[1] [2] [3] The dance form is traditionally performed in presence of royalty by noblewomen. [4] It is also presented by a group of village leishabis (maidens) after the Hoi Lauba ceremony. [1] The Leima Jagoi dance form is developed by the maibas (priests) and the maibis (priestesses) with the high level of artistic performance.
Meitei Sankirtan (Meitei: Meitei Nat Sankirtan), also known as Meitei Sankirtana (Meitei: Meitei Nat Sankirtana) or Manipuri Sankirtan (Meitei: Nat Sonkirton) or Manipuri Sankirtana (Meitei: Nat Sonkirton), is a Meitei cultural form of performing art involving ritual singing, drumming and dancing performed in the temples and domestic spaces in Manipur in India.