Deer dance (folk dance)

Deer dance of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico

Deer dance of Hanamaki, Iwate

Deer dance of Oshu, Iwate, performed at Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival

Deer dance is any of the world's folk dances performed by persons disguised as deer.

Mexico

• The Danza del Venado of the Mayo and Yaqui people of Sonora and Sinaloa.

India

• Manattam in Tamil Nadu.

Japan

• Deer dance is widely practised in Japan, particularly in Northeastern Japan.^[1]

See also

• Lion dance
• Tiger dance
• Folk dances of Mexico
• Arts and Dance of Tamil Nadu, India

References

1. ↑ Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival