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  2. Dance in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    One and only '''''Conservation Center for Traditional Kolam Dance and Mask''''' in the country which was made under the sponsorship of Government of Sri Lanka is located in Ancestral Home of Tukka Wadu Generation, Maha- Ambalangoda, Ambalangoda Basically Kolam dance is consist with - * General characters who lived during monarchy

  3. Kulasiri Budawatta - Wikipedia

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    Considered as one of the prominent traditional dancers of Sri Lanka, [2] he has produced several leading choreographers to Sri Lankan dance in a career that spanned more than four decades. [3] [4] He was the founder of Budawatta School Of Performing Arts. [5] [6]

  4. Rajini Selvanayagam - Wikipedia

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    Kalasuri Rajini Selvanayagam (1951/1952 – 20 October 2023) was a veteran Sri Lankan traditional dancer. She was popularly dubbed as the Queen of Dance. She was popularly dubbed as the Queen of Dance.

  5. Kandy Esala Perahera - Wikipedia

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    The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the ...

  6. Sanni Yakuma - Wikipedia

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    Sanni yakuma, sometimes known as Daha ata sanniyas, is a traditional Sinhalese exorcism ritual. The ritual consists of 18 masked dances, each depicting a particular illness or ailment affecting humans. These 18 dances are the main dances of the Pahatharata, or low country, dancing form, which is one of the three main dancing forms of Sri Lanka.

  7. Cèilidh - Wikipedia

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    Originally, a cèilidh was a social gathering of any sort, and did not necessarily involve dancing: . The 'ceilidh' is a literary entertainment where stories and tales, poems and ballads, are rehearsed and recited, and songs are sung, conundrums are put, proverbs are quoted, and many other literary matters are related and discussed

  8. Category:Sri Lankan dances - Wikipedia

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    Dance in Sri Lanka; K. Kandyan dance; Kummi; S. Sanni Yakuma This page was last edited on 8 March 2024, at 21:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  9. Kandyan dance - Wikipedia

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    Kandyan dance (Sinhala: උඩරට නැටුම්) encompasses various dance forms popular and native to the area called Kandy of the Central Hills region known as Udarata in Sri Lanka, which have today spread to other parts of the country. It is an example and considered a masterpiece and a sacred artwork in Sri Lanka.