The tradition
Yein (Burmese: ယိမ်း) is a form of group dance native to Myanmar (Burma).
Yein (Burmese: ယိမ်း) is a form of group dance native to Myanmar (Burma). This dance form features multiple dancers synchronously dancing and moving their heads, waists, feet, and hands to the beats of music, often performed by a traditional Burmese orchestra called hsaing waing or drums.¶
Terms
Yein has historically been known by various terms, including nat aka (နတ်အက, lit. 'spirit dance') during the Tagaung era, ka aka (ကာအက) during the Myinsaing era, and myewaing aka (မြေဝိုင်းအက, lit. 'earth circle dance') during the Konbaung era.¶
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Yein”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.¶
Yein is type of dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation.1¶
Sources
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| Wikidata: Yein (Q13073485) | database | Wikidata |
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