Explore Sri Lankan traditional dance form Kandyan, it's rich history and practices as well as terminologies associated with the dance.
Throughout the courses in this collection, you will gain an understanding of the making of a Kandyan dancer, its essential practices, extensions such as Vannam dances and take part in a series of knowledge checks to test your learning.
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Dilini Seneviratne under Creative Commons - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International
Kandyan Dance III
In this course, you will learn about Vannam dances, extensions of Sri Lanka's most traditional dance form, Kandyan. You will explore the history of Vannam dances, its components and learn the Kavi (lyrical poems) of the 18 principle Vannam.
Course
2 hrs
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Dilini Seneviratne under Creative Commons - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International
Kandyan Dance II
In this course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of Sri Lanka's most traditional dance form, Kandyan. Basic terminologies used in Kandyan dance and it's commonly followed learning structure by dance practitioners will also be thoroughly explored here.
Course
2 hrs
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Dilini Seneviratne under Creative Commons - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International
Kandyan Dance
An introduction to Sri Lanka's most traditional dance form: Kandyan. In this course, you will learn about Kandyan dance, gain a basic understanding to it's rich history and practices as well as terminologies associated with the dance.
Course
1 hr