Deer dance (folk dance)

For the System of a Down song, see Toxicity (album).

Deer dance of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico

Deer dance of Hanamaki, Iwate

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

A deer dance is any of the world's folk dances performed by people dressed as deer.

Guatemala

The Mayan Deer Dance is an important part of the culture of Guatemala.

India

• Manattam in Tamil Nadu

Japan

• Deer dance (鹿踊, shishi-odori  [ ja ]) is widely practised in Japan, particularly in Northeastern Japan. ^[1]
• Deer dance in the style of Kanezu (video)

Mexico

See also: Yaqui music

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

• Danza del Venado del Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez, en el Palacio de Bellas Artes, video por Viajes Segara

United Kingdom

• Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

See also

• Lion dance
• Tiger dance
• Folk dances of Mexico
• Yaqui music
• Tamil India § Arts and dance

References

1. Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine