What is the name of famous dance in Nepal?

Answer 1

Mahakali dance: This dance re-enacts Goddesses Mahakali, Mahalaxmi, and Kumari's battle with demons. This two and a half dance is performed during the Indrajatra festival (September-end) and depicts the 10 days of Dashain, the country's biggest festival. A mix of many dances, it includes: Mahalaxmi dance, Kumari dance, and the Devi Daitya Sangram dance.

The Charya Nritya (dance) has been performed worldwide by accomplished dancers like Radhey Shyam and his wife Narayan Devi Pradhan. It can be of different styles, each dance depicting a Buddhist deity. They are a part of the Vajrayana practice of deity yoga (visualizing oneself as a deity figure) wherein the dancer mirrors the appearance, inner qualities, awareness and ornaments of the deity.

Jyapu- Jyapuni (Dhimey) dance: A folk dance of the Jyapus (traditional farmers) to celebrate the harvest, it is danced to the beats of the dhime, a big drum. Women dancers wearing haku patasi (black sari) and cholo (blouse) dance to attract attention of partly inebriated men dancers clad in daura-surwal and Bhadgaunle topi (traditional Bhaktapur Nepali cap).

Maruni dance: In this popular dance of the eastern hills, a joker-like figure (dhatu waray, meaning liar) injects humour into the dance.

Horiya dance: A boisterous dance of the Tharu community, it is performed during the Holi festival (Feb-March).