Deer dance
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The deer dance ( Engl. : Deer Dance ) is a folk dance , performed by a deer clad dancers.
America
United States
The deer dance is part of the Cheyenne culture , which they performed in earlier times in the run-up to war.
Central America
The Yaqui in Sonora and Sinaloa still practice the deer dance today.
Asia
India
The "Manattam" is part of the regional culture of Tamil Nadu .
Japan
In Japan, mainly in the prefectures of Iwate and Miyagi in the northeast of the country , there is also a deer dance ( Japanese : 鹿 踊 (り) , shishi odori ). This is performed in groups of eight to twelve members to drum rhythms. It is seen as a variant of the Chinese lion dance (also shishi odori , more often shishimai ).
In Uwajima , southern Japan, there is also a "Dance of the Eight Deers " ( 八 つ 鹿 踊 り , yatsushika odori ) or "Dance of the Five Deers " ( 五 つ 鹿 踊 り , itsushika odori ), which was made in 1615 by the Sendai fief (das extending over Miyagi and parts of Iwates) originating Daimyō Date Hidemune was introduced there after he received Uwajima.