Dances with the cymbal
13 dances from around the world that are danced to the cymbal.
馃嚚馃嚦 China and 5 moreLion dance鑸炵崊
A costumed dance that mimics a lion to bring luck and drive away evilFolk dance 路 Group 路 Procession
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaKuchipudi
A classical dance-drama from Andhra Pradesh, rooted in Hindu temple traditionClassical dance 路 Group 路 Solo
馃嚠馃嚦 India and 1 moreManipuri danceJagoi Raas, Raas Jagoi
A classical dance-drama from Manipur, telling stories of Krishna and RadhaClassical dance 路 Group 路 Solo
馃嚙馃嚬 Bhutan and 2 moreCham dance嘟犩絾嘟樴紜
A masked Buddhist ritual dance performed at festivals in Tibet, Bhutan, and MongoliaRitual dance 路 Group
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaSattriya
A classical dance-drama from Assam, rooted in Vaishnava monastery traditionClassical dance 路 Solo 路 Group
馃嚙馃嚬 BhutanDrametse Ngacham
A masked drum dance performed by monks in Drametse, eastern BhutanRitual dance 路 Group
馃嚚馃嚦 China and 6 morePeacock dance
A folk dance imitating the peacock, found across South and Southeast AsiaFolk dance 路 Solo 路 Group
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaDollu Kunitha
A vigorous drum dance performed in Karnataka, led by a circle of drummersFolk dance 路 Group 路 Circle
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaCheraw
A bamboo pole dance of the Mizo people, performed in groups with rhythmic footworkFolk dance 路 Group
馃嚙馃嚧 Bolivia and 3 moreMorenada
A Bolivian folk dance featuring exaggerated masks and rattling instruments to depict historical figures.Folk dance 路 Group
馃嚘馃嚜 United Arab Emirates and 2 moreYowlah
A group stick and weapon dance performed at celebrations in the UAE and OmanFolk dance 路 Group 路 Line or chain
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaLezim
A group dance from Maharashtra using jingling hand instruments and energetic stepsFolk dance 路 Group 路 Circle
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaThabal chongba
A circle dance from Manipur, performed outdoors during the Yaoshang festivalFolk dance 路 Circle 路 Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Drametse Ngacham: Sabine Blankevoort, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Manipuri dance: https://www.flickr.com/photos/matsukin/, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kuchipudi: Augustus Binu / facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lion dance: Alfresco24, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sattriya: User: Sattriyadance, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peacock dance: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lezim: Runabhattacharjee, CC0, source
- Thabal chongba: Titodutta, CC0, source
- Yowlah: Sharon Harper, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cham dance: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dollu Kunitha: Navaneeth Krishnan S, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cheraw: Ramesh Lalwani, CC BY 2.0, source
- Morenada: Alfredobi, CC BY 3.0, source