Leima Jagoi (Template:Lang-mni) (literally, "Queen's dance" or "Dance of the Lairembi"[1]) is a dance form of the Meitei people of Manipur. It is adored with slow and gentle motions of the dancer. It is performed mainly in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.[2][3][4] The dance form is traditionally performed in presence of royalty by noblewomen.[5] It is also presented by a group of village leishabis (maidens) after the Hoi Lauba ceremony.[6]
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.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley{{#if:Chaki-Sircar|, Chaki-Sircar}. Shakti Books(1984). ISBN 978-0-7069-1967-7
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of North-East India{{#if:Prakash|, Prakash}. Atlantic Publishers & Dist(2007). ISBN 978-81-269-0706-9
- ↑ Leima Jagoi performed during Lai Haraoba of Ema Khunthok Hanbi, Thangmeiband :: 15th May 2016 ~ Pictures from Manipur. www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley{{#if:Chaki-Sircar|, Chaki-Sircar}. Shakti Books(1984). ISBN 978-0-7069-1967-7
- ↑ A Grammar of Meithei{{#if:Chelliah|, Chelliah}. Walter de Gruyter(2011-07-22). ISBN 978-3-11-080111-8
- ↑ Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley{{#if:Chaki-Sircar|, Chaki-Sircar}. Shakti Books(1984). ISBN 978-0-7069-1967-7
- ↑ Traditions of Indian Folk Dance{{#if:Vatsyayan|, Vatsyayan}. Clarion Books associated with Hind Pocket Books(1987). ISBN 978-81-85120-22-5
External links
- 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