tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47427824492457397122024-03-06T00:24:50.690+05:30dancingThe data related to dancing in SriLanka as well as all around the world will published on my web site.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742782449245739712.post-89556357221164286882010-12-28T17:21:00.000+05:302010-12-28T17:21:53.617+05:30dancinghttp://kathegaara.wordpress.com/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742782449245739712.post-5087368679684507752010-03-01T14:59:00.001+05:302010-03-02T17:18:58.520+05:30<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Arial;" ><b><span style="background-color: rgb(183, 255, 179);"></span></b><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >Sri Lankan Traditional Dancing</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Traditional Dances of Sri Lanka</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >was initiated in Sri Lanka during the 4th century B.C for the purpose of expelling natural disasters, sickness and greet people and the land.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Arial;" ><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We find there are mainly </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >three categories</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in Sri Lankan dancing.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">They are,</span><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >1) Kandyan dancing</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />2) Low country dance or Pahatharata Dance</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />3) Sabaragamuwa dance</span><br /></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />Each other </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">quite differ from</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> the dress, drums, songs, movements of hands, legs and fingers.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:130%;" >Kandyan Dance</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhogkk7jnFzkI2qTUlDFj4srHxn40vXMkt7r-oMrBrD7NTGa8UYBjPbRyz5Lxosh6bs7sWICeePgympKrk244aBlHWEwV8-YfmeoK1-Ma2LDmN-ttV9ycrWrOsS1ddZ3ssUUBJQsMj4Nu/s1600-h/Udarata+Natum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhogkk7jnFzkI2qTUlDFj4srHxn40vXMkt7r-oMrBrD7NTGa8UYBjPbRyz5Lxosh6bs7sWICeePgympKrk244aBlHWEwV8-YfmeoK1-Ma2LDmN-ttV9ycrWrOsS1ddZ3ssUUBJQsMj4Nu/s320/Udarata+Natum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443641872658864306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This was developed during the Kindom of Kandy. The dance imitates movements of animals.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">The costumes of Kandyan dancers are colorful with white, red, yellow and black mixed. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" >The male dancers with their bare chests decorated with exquisitely silver regalia and spectacular headgear; silver bangles are also worn on the arms and ankles. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" >The performance is accompanied with hectic rhythms of drums called "Geta Beraya"or "Udarata Beraya".</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IIm9iZ4ev9yhFCgUKLN3VXviOIMstns1vG3eBAu3ghUGT9ePFZNB0TBmD03Q3ofva-3dlmZY2gIev50DhTpX4M4eb2iLxWAjJVQAqRN0BCyzOzi2tysoC6mRLAjntNdOCUeAHt7M12NG/s1600-h/Kandy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IIm9iZ4ev9yhFCgUKLN3VXviOIMstns1vG3eBAu3ghUGT9ePFZNB0TBmD03Q3ofva-3dlmZY2gIev50DhTpX4M4eb2iLxWAjJVQAqRN0BCyzOzi2tysoC6mRLAjntNdOCUeAHt7M12NG/s320/Kandy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443642932160571970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" ><br />There are 18 main dances in Kandyan Style called "Daha Ata Wannam</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">", <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">that is eighteen Wannams.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Mayura <a name="Wannama">Wannama</a> - The dance of the Peacock (Mayura in Sinhala)<br />Hanuma Wannama - The dance of the Monkey(Hanuma in Sinhala)<br />Gajaga Wannama - The dance of the Kings Tusker (Gaja in Sinhala)<br />Kirala Wannama - The dance of the crying Kirala Bird<br />Ukusa Wannaa - The dance of the Eagle (Ukussa in Sinhala)<br />Sinharaja Wannama - The dance of the Tortoise and Lion</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHfAo1ZUGIZ7buShbj9nEeTRksaingcFIEK5Duil8hC0YD4RDMet6LZ0j4AIS6Df2bOwxYCRF6-eBaEpvggAagfgY1IapxQnoPCyp4ZcKYBeeX-7mM4ACYtbxCT1TphsDTTpZYMS_iF8t/s1600-h/geta_bera.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHfAo1ZUGIZ7buShbj9nEeTRksaingcFIEK5Duil8hC0YD4RDMet6LZ0j4AIS6Df2bOwxYCRF6-eBaEpvggAagfgY1IapxQnoPCyp4ZcKYBeeX-7mM4ACYtbxCT1TphsDTTpZYMS_iF8t/s320/geta_bera.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443650170631077922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Thuranga Wannama - The dance of the Horse (Thuranga in Sinhala)<br />Uraga Wannama - The dance of the Snake (Uraga in Sinhala)<br />Musaladi Wannama - The dance of the Rabbit<br />Sawula Wannama-<br />Eeradi Wamnam- The dance of the soldier</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIKFP0dFH28Jd2O04gzHaeYQDVZ9y89WSlJ6ttWcH6Tmv6oyYbkalA0kfLNhM9FeVY_Niaex1D14g_nLcm1BllEX3wlARQpcUqdfUQVOdihHLWUZuXpuZHro4tbo4Qc-DHN7N_lrN-RlR/s1600-h/KandyanDancing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 74px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIKFP0dFH28Jd2O04gzHaeYQDVZ9y89WSlJ6ttWcH6Tmv6oyYbkalA0kfLNhM9FeVY_Niaex1D14g_nLcm1BllEX3wlARQpcUqdfUQVOdihHLWUZuXpuZHro4tbo4Qc-DHN7N_lrN-RlR/s320/KandyanDancing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443642241603032978" border="0" /></a> & more<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />Kohomba Kankariya, Ves Dance, Naiyandi Dance, Udakki Dance, Pantheru Dance are very interesting in Kandyan dancing.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br />Pahatharata Dance</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvzN3iFz4S5mo4xYk_T5uMBJJPpL9vcfQbsBwlq5ZUXoZDsOI7drLqKbAyt_vrPv0rFLlCRez41qhwII_JBsXzxHTa2O7JpbT9QyMFQRYIi4thuFjUnN7Z57MMLsHDMoVW5kxqJHvn9LR/s1600-h/pahatharata1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvzN3iFz4S5mo4xYk_T5uMBJJPpL9vcfQbsBwlq5ZUXoZDsOI7drLqKbAyt_vrPv0rFLlCRez41qhwII_JBsXzxHTa2O7JpbT9QyMFQRYIi4thuFjUnN7Z57MMLsHDMoVW5kxqJHvn9LR/s320/pahatharata1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443644091003643890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Dances in low country are highly ritualistic. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The drum used </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">in Ruhunu or Pahatharata dancing is "Yak Beraya",or </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >"demon drum"</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMucCXGG_e5d-xF8aKYAoS3L5QeizI3zARI9AHSXRsedEY7QEvr9jywmHy8eCOh1oqFUS9PdBZrxggCh-RoT0m4Qp5KpKOVbCFBXu639F4x_3Gyt_gZ_XDQLNM_mpBScWIrgtjx8XrMjGw/s1600-h/yakberaya.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMucCXGG_e5d-xF8aKYAoS3L5QeizI3zARI9AHSXRsedEY7QEvr9jywmHy8eCOh1oqFUS9PdBZrxggCh-RoT0m4Qp5KpKOVbCFBXu639F4x_3Gyt_gZ_XDQLNM_mpBScWIrgtjx8XrMjGw/s320/yakberaya.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443649776336741186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">This form of dance is performed to appease evil spirits which cause sickness. The dancers wear masks depicting many characters varied in forms of bird, </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">demons, reptiles, etc. There are 18 main dances related to pahatharata style known as the Daha Ata Sanniya held to exorcise 18 types of</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> diseases from the human body</span>.<br />The drums called daula or thammattama accompanied the dance. Dance has a lot of dramas in it maru sanniya, giri devi, shanthi karma are some of them. kolam too comes under this but with masks.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgm0E9siCaJ68i5socknxRHLUcFzx0ItvD1Kbgi1USQg3oGk6TGWpgQw7ozFZrLylmuHhAyKmAKCbjbv7Sv0giT11NtnlGcSwY-qSSnJMVTbEGqKJFaS-H4d67LhtH8skD_cjBYzWgJlL/s1600-h/masks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgm0E9siCaJ68i5socknxRHLUcFzx0ItvD1Kbgi1USQg3oGk6TGWpgQw7ozFZrLylmuHhAyKmAKCbjbv7Sv0giT11NtnlGcSwY-qSSnJMVTbEGqKJFaS-H4d67LhtH8skD_cjBYzWgJlL/s320/masks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443651068277152738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sabaragamuwa Dance</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsQnduqrKnG0qE8bJju0cuoKXAykvle7h0CqW4ZqaaINMEGhOhnXPhBBrZPqbhdbBLmFPK3qyi4tNX8xeEQpq0-56Wa4GjnIxitTyLrloZ-J6g11Hifu5sUKPrhyZLqHeabcWNqXl1AM2/s1600-h/Sabaragamu-dance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsQnduqrKnG0qE8bJju0cuoKXAykvle7h0CqW4ZqaaINMEGhOhnXPhBBrZPqbhdbBLmFPK3qyi4tNX8xeEQpq0-56Wa4GjnIxitTyLrloZ-J6g11Hifu5sUKPrhyZLqHeabcWNqXl1AM2/s320/Sabaragamu-dance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443645952353392898" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" >The dance relating to the worshiping of God Saman who is much revered by Ratnapura area. There are 32 main dances in Sabaragamuwa Style.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">In Sabaragamuwa dancing mainly men take part and ladies too allowed sindu mathraya, gaman mathraya, yakpada mathraya, patu thala mathraya are some of them. </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" >Drum used in Sabaragamu is the "Daula"</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzySAwt00N6KVC_fFeJGIahqE1nyAJL8A5x7YuvHENi5-eYagtYcsfpsJFHluB9phUGabjaw-RVBoOpEZFlNFp7jmaDtGVAbXN8Ug3it0pH9OdSToMBjeJszouSh0bbCrAyvqezdM2MFM/s1600-h/thammettama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzySAwt00N6KVC_fFeJGIahqE1nyAJL8A5x7YuvHENi5-eYagtYcsfpsJFHluB9phUGabjaw-RVBoOpEZFlNFp7jmaDtGVAbXN8Ug3it0pH9OdSToMBjeJszouSh0bbCrAyvqezdM2MFM/s320/thammettama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443646084093695986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_PCo6uloWsR27Ci8bLaLp3GoXUwv1unESdmwo7QgLAQF2YxbD9PA38dteEyS2HySpRGpU_e-yz6BIWwQEEQVxTUST3Pak8e1N_-g1Bu30Zq0VJE5jx3Csg57Vm2ArrC-ic8A2DWZ6ry4/s1600-h/dawula.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_PCo6uloWsR27Ci8bLaLp3GoXUwv1unESdmwo7QgLAQF2YxbD9PA38dteEyS2HySpRGpU_e-yz6BIWwQEEQVxTUST3Pak8e1N_-g1Bu30Zq0VJE5jx3Csg57Vm2ArrC-ic8A2DWZ6ry4/s320/dawula.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443650974186988242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA3tMnqLFD4RFB9niM_1EkxyyySxJi80bvjGXUnU13VHMtvDkR7jT-7cmjACjm0kfr7H6jopNr97vl7Zt5rD-AXsGqsXZhp56f02pH9fnknrRPbjHcV0KQf7h8OhfeDMjSMPG1pGO6-kE/s1600-h/Sabaragamu.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA3tMnqLFD4RFB9niM_1EkxyyySxJi80bvjGXUnU13VHMtvDkR7jT-7cmjACjm0kfr7H6jopNr97vl7Zt5rD-AXsGqsXZhp56f02pH9fnknrRPbjHcV0KQf7h8OhfeDMjSMPG1pGO6-kE/s320/Sabaragamu.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443645800006572066" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0