Kandyan dance: a traditional dance form in Sri Lanka
Author :Seneviratna, Anuradha
Keywords :Sri Lanka--Kandy
Dance
Folk dancing
Sri Lanka
Issue Date :1974
Publisher :Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description :This paper deals with one of the two distinct forms of classical dance in Sri Lanka. The unique and internationally known "Kandyan dance" (Sinh. Udarata Natum}. The dance is called "Kandyan" primarily because it originated in and draws its characteristic features from the central highlands of the country commonly called the Kandyan area.
Source :Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type :Article
Received From :Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Seneviratna, Anuradha
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Sri Lanka
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2017-06-19T06:30:18Z
dc.date.issued
1974
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This paper deals with one of the two distinct forms of classical dance in Sri Lanka. The unique and internationally known "Kandyan dance" (Sinh. Udarata Natum}. The dance is called "Kandyan" primarily because it originated in and draws its characteristic features from the central highlands of the country commonly called the Kandyan area.
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