NEPALESE
DANCE & MUSIC
We
organize oversease culture programme
too..
Culture is the
very pride & soul of a Nation.
It is just like a mirror that reflects
the beauty, nativity & the life
pattern of the people. Culture in
essence always plays a crucial role
to promote harmonious relationship
between country to country. NEC Travels
has Participated with different culture
group in several national & international
social , Culture & tourism promotion
programs organised in different places
sponsored by various related organisations.The
dances as : Arati dance, Bajrayogini
dance, Bhojpuri dance , Drum solo
, Dhimey dance, Lakhe dance, Maruni
dance , Peacock dance,Shebru dance,
Yak dance , Jhankri dance ( Witch
Docter ) Jhaure dance etc.
Arati dance
:- This dance is dedicated to
Nataraj , the dancing form of Lord
shiva. In this dance light will be
put off and dancer will come with
candle light in their hand. This is
very interesting dance .
Bajrayogini
dance :- This is an ancient classical
dance of Nepal. which is based on
Tantric Buddhism. The temple of goddess
bajrayogini is situated about three
km from Kathmandu.
Bhairabkali
dance :- This is a classical dance
of Lord shiva & goddess parvati.This
dance shows the destructive mood of
goddess kali & Lord Shiva , Who
saved the world from destruction by
lying down on the path of Kali.
Chanchar dance
:- This dance is popular in Tharu,s
community in the western region of
Nepal.
Chutka dance
:- This dance is performed during
the different festivel of eastern
part of Nepal . Boys & girls sing
& dance in pairs during the festival.
Chyabrung dance
:- This dance is mostly performed
by young boys & girls during the
different festival on the Northern
part of the Nepal.
Dhimey
dance :- This is the typical dance
of Jyapu community of Kathmandu ,
which is performedduring the festival
& after they reap the good harvest.
Drum solo :-
In Nepal there are several types of
drums of various size & shapes.Here
an exponent on the drum plays 10 to
12 drumsat a time in a typical manner.
Horiya dance
:- This is a very popular dance
of tharu community from southern part
of Nepal. Holy is one of the great
festival for this community , which
observed in feb / march .Everybody
singing & dancing around with
throwing color powder, water upon
each other .
Jhankri dance
( witch doctor ) :- During the
bygone days when there were no medical
facilities in the country, the sick
poeple used to be taken to the witch
doctor to get cured. Even now a days
in the remote area of Nepal this practices
is still prevailing.One can see in
this dance how witch doctor cures
a patient.
Jhyaure
dance :- This dance is based on
love song , which is very popular
all over Nepal amongthe teenagers.
Khyali dance
:- This dance gives glimpses of
western Nepal in Magar & Gurung
community.In this dance a couple view
each other with their talents, and
it is a practice that if the boy wins
he can take as his wife to his home.
Khukuri dance
:- Khukuri is famous weapon ,
by which the Gorkha,s have become
very famous in every battlefield.
In this dance the dancer shows how
it is used in killing the enemies.
Lakhe dance
:- This is a traditional mask
dance of Kathmandu.It is performe
durimg the festival of Indra jatra.
Bhojpuri
dance :- This dance is very popular
on southern part of Nepal.
Manjushree dance
:- Once open a time Kathmandu
velly was suppose to have beena big
lake.The god Manjushree open up the
southeren side of the valley , so
that the water could flow out &
the land become habitable.This dance
depicts this legend & this dance
is generally performed by the Buddhist
priest.
Maruni dance
:- Maruni dance is a femail dance
with two boys.
Peacock dance
:- Peacock is considered a holy
bird of our country. It is suppose
to be the dancer of Indra,s palace.This
bird gets thrilled , when the cloud
starts gathering , with the sound
of thunder it starts dancing. In this
dance the artist try to copy the same
in his own manner .
Shebru
dance :- This dance is performed
by Sherpa communities in the Northern
border area of Nepal . They are very
skilled in mountaineering.
Yak dance :-
All knows the fact that Nepal is a
land of YAK & YETI. Unfortunately
we are not in the possition to show
YETI dance. But Yak is a very lovable
animal , people drink its milk &
also make use of it as a carrier of
goods. This is the only animal which
can carry loads in high altitudes.
They are very skilled in Mountaineering
