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History of Manipuri Dance
Basic Footwork for Manipuri Dance
Hand Gestures for Manipuri Dance
First Position for Manipuri Dance
First Walking Steps in Manipuri Dance
Lunglei Steps in Manipuri Dance
Uplei Steps in Manipuri Dance
Combining Lunglei & Uplei in Manipuri Dance
First Chaali Steps in Manipuri Dance
Second Chaali Steps in Manipuri Dance
Third Chaali Steps in Manipuri Dance
Chaali Areibi Steps in Manipuri Dance
Connecting Manipuri Dance Steps
Jumping Step in Manipuri Dance
Second Jumping Step in Manipuri Dance
Third Jumping Step in Manipuri Dance
Fourth Jumping Step in Manipuri Dance
Hopping Step in Manipuri Dance
Manipuri Dance Costumes
Manipuri Dance Demonstration
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Noopur Singha grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, where she studied Meitei Jagoi (classical Manipuri dance) predominantly with her...read more
"In this clip, we're going to talk about some of the costumes that you might encounter when you see Manipuri dance. A lot of people, when they think of Manipuri dance, think of those big barrel skirts that the ladies wear for Raas Lila. That's a development of the classical style of Raas Lila. However, this what I'm wearing now, is maybe more, a little bit more traditional. What you would see, ladies wear, maybe to a party, on the street. This skirt here is called the Phanek. It's kind of like your basic Sarong. It wraps around this way. Then I'm just wearing an Indian Sari blouse. It's what was come to be the regular blouse that women wear in Manipur. And then this cloth is very special to Manipur. It's called the Innaphi. And now the Innaphi is woven by the women of Manipur. It's a woman's industry. That they weave these cloths as part to gain some incoming stuff. In Raas Lila, there's also men wearing regular Dhotis. You might see in other forms of Indian dance, which are the wrapping pants that come up the back."
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