- Traditional Dance In Sri Lanka -

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There are three main styles of Sri Lanka classical dance. The Kandyan dance of the Hill country, know  as "Udarata Natum". the Low country dance of the southern part of Sri Lanka, know as "Pahatharata Natum" and Sabaragamwa dance, or "Sabaragamu Natum".

The three classical dance practices vary in their styles of movements and motions, in the outfits worn by the performers, and in the nature of the drums used to provide rhythmic sound to the dance.

The drum used in Kandyan dancing is know as the "Geta Bera" , the drum in Low country dancing as the "Yak Bera" , and drum in Sabaragamu dancing the "Daul Bera".

The main feature that differentiates Ruhuna dance from Kandyan and Sabaragamu dancing, is that only Ruhuna dancer wear masks and some Ruhuna dance styles look more bold than other two graceful dance styles, to a person seeing it for the first time.

Kandyan Dance



The Kandyan Dance is traditionally performed to drum beating only. The most common drum is the Geta Betaya, which is only used in Kandyan Dance. To assist the dancer to keep rhythm a small pair cymbals know as the  Thalampota  is also used. The Vannam's however have lyrics that are sung in tune with  the movements of the dancer. These lyrics sing about the virtues of the animal that the Vannama is depicting. This form of dance has developed from the period of Kandyan kings and today is regarded as the national dance of Sri Lanka. The costumes of Kandyan damcers are striking.

Sabaragamu Dance



The Sabaragamu dance style is performed to worship the God of Saman. Typically,  this dance is exclusively performed in Rathnapura. The local people love and admire the God Saman in a fascinating way. What's more, this dance style is a combination of both Kandyan Dance and Low country Dance.  Both male and female dancers are allowed to perform this dance.

Low-Country Dance



Dances in low country are highly ceremonial. This form of dance is performed to quieten evil spirits which cause sickness and is therefore, called "Devil Dance" . The dancers wear masks portraying many characters varied in form of bird, demons, reptiles, etc. There are 18 main dancer related to Pahatharata style know as the "Daha Ata Sanniya kolam".






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Sachi



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