Thabal Chongba Video :
Monday, February 6, 2017
Thabal Chongba
Thabal chongba or dancing by moonlight, dance in which the participants join hands in a circle is a popular Manipuri folk dance associated with the festival of Yaoshang.
Traditionally, conservative Kangleicha (Meitei)
parents did not allow their daughters to go out and meet young men
without their consent. Thabal chongba provided the only chance for girls
to meet and talk to boys. In earlier times, this dance was performed in
the moonlight accompanied by folk songs. The music is rhythmic beating of drums
accompanied by other instruments. It is performed in every locality on
all the five days of the festival. As soon as the moon rises over the
hills, the flute, drums and cymbals
start. The boys and girls in a circle clutch each other's hands with
rhythms of music slow and fast, high and low, up and down. If the number
is great they may form two or three rows so that everybody and anybody
can participate in the dance.
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