Tiger dance

Tiger dance is a traditional performing art in which persons wearing tiger costumes dance by themselves or with others.

Tiger dance at Pilikula, India

Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate, performed on the street in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival, Kitakami, Iwate

Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate, performed in the lobby of a hotel, Kitakami, Iwate

Asia

Indonesia

• Reog Ponorogo of Ponorogo, Java

India

• Puliyattam - Tamil nadu
• Pilivesa - Tulu Nadu region spanning the Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala.
• Puli Kali - Kerala
• Baagh Naach - Subarnapur district, Ganjam district, Odisha

Nepal

• Baagh Naach of Newa People of Nepal

China

• Tiger dance of Hainan
• Tiger dance of Henan
• Tiger dance of Lo Wu, Northern District, Hong Kong
• Tiger dance of Yongji, Shanxi

Japan

• Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate [1]
• Tiger dance of Ōfunato, Iwate [2]
• Tiger dance of Shizuoka prefecture
• Tiger dance of Yokosuka, Kanagawa [3]

Thailand

• Tiger dance of Bangkok
• Tiger dance of Lampang
• Tiger dance of Nakhon Sawan

See also

• Lion dance
• Sagaan Ubgen, who performs the tiger dance in Buddhist cham

References

1. Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
2. [http://toramai.web.fc2.com/ Tiger dance of Ōfunato, Iwate (in Japanese)
3. Tiger dance of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)