How Kandyan Dancing Began

In kandyan dancing vannam forms as a special features. In Tamil and Telegu vannam means a description.

when the dancer performs he recites the vannama and according to the description when he has recited and begins to dance displaying a Tandava style of dancing. The dancing is done in a rigorous way while describing the movement of the cobra (naiyadi), eagle (Ukussa) showing the onlokers a discription of the animal. In the course of the recitation , adoration to the Buddha and the great qualities he had possessed in highlighted.

 

kandyan dancing is popularly as Udarata natum derived its name from the traditional dance forms peculiar to the central region of Sri Lanka. The origin of kandyan dancing can be traced back to the time of the nayakkar rulers who ascended the throne of the kandyan Kingdom 300 years ago. 

There are various types of traditional drum. The most important is the classic kandyan drum, the geta bera (literally "bossdrum",called ) This drum is suspended from the players waist by a pieceof rope and played with both hands. Therefor kandyan drums are important to kandyan dancing because it have very beautiful Rhythm. 

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