Deer dance (folk dance)
A deer dance is any of the world's folk dances performed by people disguised as deer.
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Deer dance of Hanamaki, Iwate
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Deer dance of Oshu, Iwate, performed at Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival
India
- Manattam in Tamil Nadu.
Japan
- Deer dance (鹿踊, shishi-odori) is widely practised in Japan, particularly in Northeastern Japan.[1]
- Deer dance in the style of Kanezu (video)
See also
- Lion dance
- Tiger dance
- Folk dances of Mexico
- Tamil India § Arts and dance
References
- Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
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