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Summary: Because Burmese dancing tells stories, hand movements are important to the dance. Learn how to do the Lotus Flower Hand Movement in the free dance lesson video from a professional Burmese dancer.
U Win Maung's dance style is an official branch of the Shwe Man Thabin Theatrical Troupe. U Win Maung's father, Shwe Man Tin Maung, was awarded the title of Alingakyawswa, the highest...read more
"Now we are talking about the Ramis John's hands, how to use the hand. The basic one we start using from here to the flower petal, the lotus flower as we call. This is flower open and now flower closed. Flower open, flower closed. Make sure anytime you for the beginners it's always in here, out here. And then later on you can use one by one. This is lotus petal closed, closed, open, open. Sometimes we do like this, sometimes we do like this, so when you put hand together that's the way this goes. When you arc hand, on the other hand here that's just the basic training for you."
eHow Article: Burmese Dance: Lotus Flower Hand Movement