Leima Jagoi () (literally, ''"Queen's dance"'' or ''"Dance of the Lairembi"''
) is a dance form of the Meitei people of
Manipur. It is adored with slow and gentle motions of the
dancer
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...
. It is performed mainly in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.
The dance form is traditionally performed in presence of
royalty
Royalty may refer to:
* Any individual monarch, such as a king, queen, emperor, empress, etc.
* Royal family, the immediate family of a king or queen regnant, and sometimes his or her extended family
* Royalty payment for use of such things as int ...
by noblewomen.
It is also presented by a group of village leishabis (maidens) after the Hoi Lauba ceremony.
The Leima Jagoi dance form is developed by the maibas (priests) and the maibis (priestesses) with the high level of artistic performance. Thus, it can hardly be classified as a folk dance form.
Related pages
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Maibi Jagoi
References
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Other websites
* http://www.manipur.org/news/tag/leima-jagoi/
* http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=Arts_Dances/Manipuri_Dance_Gallery/JNMDA201804_1
* http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=Arts_Dances/LaiHaraoba/KhunthokLeima20160515
* http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=4&src=Festival/SangaiFestival/Day4Leima20171125
* http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=22&src=News_Related/Archived_News_Photo/NewsPhotoArchive_2015_6
* https://narthaki.com/info/rev07/rev470.html
Meitei culture
Pages with unreviewed translations
Dances of Manipur
Women in Meitei culture