Deer dance (folk dance)

Deer dance of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico

Deer dance of Hanamaki, Iwate

Deer dance of Oshu, Iwate, performed at Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival

A deer dance is any of the world's folk dances performed by people dressed as deer.

Mexico[]

• The Danza del Venado of the Mayo and Yaqui people of Sonora and Sinaloa

India[]

• Manattam in Tamil Nadu

Japan[]

• Deer dance (鹿踊,  [ja]) is widely practised in Japan, particularly in Northeastern Japan.^[1]
• Deer dance in the style of Kanezu (video)

See also[]

• Lion dance
• Tiger dance
• Folk dances of Mexico
• Tamil India § Arts and dance

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