Tiger dance
Appearance
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Tiger dance is a traditional performing art in which persons wearing tiger costumes dance by themselves or with others.
Asia
Indonesia
India
- Puliyattam - Tamil nadu
- Pilivesa - Tulu Nadu region spanning the Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala.
- Puli Kali - Kerala
- Baagh Naach - Subarnapur district, Ganjam district, Odisha
Nepal
- Baagh Naach of Newa People of Nepal
Japan
- Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate [1]
- Tiger dance of Ōfunato, Iwate [2]
- Tiger dance of Yokosuka, Kanagawa [3]
See also
- Lion dance
- Sagaan Ubgen, who performs the tiger dance in Buddhist cham
References
- ^ Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ [http://toramai.web.fc2.com/ Tiger dance of Ōfunato, Iwate (in Japanese)
- ^ Tiger dance of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)