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'''Leima Jagoi''' ({{lang-mni|ꯂꯩꯃ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally, ''"Queen's dance"'' or ''"Dance of the Lairembi"''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwA3oECAUQAg|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref>) is a dance form of the Meitei people of [[Manipur]]. It is adored with slow and gentle motions of the [[dancer]]. It is performed mainly in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wxkC9S2jYCkC&pg=PA1556&dq=leima+jagoi+dance&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYi67UmNfuAhUbbn0KHQBWBPQQ6AEwA3oECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=leima%20jagoi%20dance&f=false|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India|last=Prakash|first=Col Ved|date=2007|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0706-9|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leima Jagoi performed during Lai Haraoba of Ema Khunthok Hanbi, Thangmeiband :: 15th May 2016 ~ Pictures from Manipur|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=Arts_Dances/LaiHaraoba/KhunthokLeima20160515|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwA3oECAUQAg|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref>
'''Leima Jagoi''' ({{lang-mni|ꯂꯩꯃ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally, ''"Queen's dance"'' or ''"Dance of the [[Lairembi]]"''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwA3oECAUQAg|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref>) is a dance form of the [[Meitei people]] of [[Manipur]]. It is adored with slow and gentle motions of the dancer. It is performed mainly in the religious festival of [[Lai Haraoba]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wxkC9S2jYCkC&pg=PA1556&dq=leima+jagoi+dance&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYi67UmNfuAhUbbn0KHQBWBPQQ6AEwA3oECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=leima%20jagoi%20dance&f=false|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India|last=Prakash|first=Col Ved|date=2007|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0706-9|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leima Jagoi performed during Lai Haraoba of Ema Khunthok Hanbi, Thangmeiband :: 15th May 2016 ~ Pictures from Manipur|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=Arts_Dances/LaiHaraoba/KhunthokLeima20160515|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwA3oECAUQAg|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref>
The dance form is traditionally performed in presence of [[royalty]] by noblewomen.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=noCHVvu0P8oC&pg=PR19&dq=leima+jagoi+dance&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYi67UmNfuAhUbbn0KHQBWBPQQ6AEwCHoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=leima%20jagoi%20dance&f=false|title=A Grammar of Meithei|last=Chelliah|first=Shobhana Lakshmi|date=2011-07-22|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-080111-8|language=en}}</ref>
The dance form is traditionally performed in presence of royalty by noblewomen.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=noCHVvu0P8oC&pg=PR19&dq=leima+jagoi+dance&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYi67UmNfuAhUbbn0KHQBWBPQQ6AEwCHoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=leima%20jagoi%20dance&f=false|title=A Grammar of Meithei|last=Chelliah|first=Shobhana Lakshmi|date=2011-07-22|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-080111-8|language=en}}</ref>
It is also presented by a group of village leishabis (maidens) after the Hoi Lauba ceremony.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwA3oECAUQAg|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref>
It is also presented by a group of village leishabis (maidens) after the Hoi Lauba ceremony.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwA3oECAUQAg|title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley|last=Chaki-Sircar|first=Manjusri|date=1984|publisher=Shakti Books|isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7|language=en}}</ref>


The Leima Jagoi dance form is developed by the maibas (priests) and the maibis (priestesses) with the high level of artistic performance. Thus, it can hardly be classified as a folk dance form.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=I2K1AAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwBHoECAQQAg|title=Traditions of Indian Folk Dance|last=Vatsyayan|first=Kapila|date=1987|publisher=Clarion Books associated with Hind Pocket Books|isbn=978-81-85120-22-5|language=en}}</ref>
The Leima Jagoi dance form is developed by the [[maiba]]s (priests) and the [[maibi]]s (priestesses) with the high level of artistic performance. Thus, it can hardly be classified as a folk dance form.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=I2K1AAAAIAAJ&q=leima+jagoi&dq=leima+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsg8WFmNfuAhWFWX0KHVMzBpkQ6AEwBHoECAQQAg|title=Traditions of Indian Folk Dance|last=Vatsyayan|first=Kapila|date=1987|publisher=Clarion Books associated with Hind Pocket Books|isbn=978-81-85120-22-5|language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 09:20, 18 May 2021

Leima Jagoi (Meitei: ꯂꯩꯃ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ) (literally, "Queen's dance" or "Dance of the Lairembi"[1]) is a dance form of the Meitei people of Manipur. It is adored with slow and gentle motions of the dancer. It is performed mainly in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.[2][3][4] The dance form is traditionally performed in presence of royalty by noblewomen.[5] It is also presented by a group of village leishabis (maidens) after the Hoi Lauba ceremony.[6]

The Leima Jagoi dance form is developed by the maibas (priests) and the maibis (priestesses) with the high level of artistic performance. Thus, it can hardly be classified as a folk dance form.[7]

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  1. ↑ Chaki-Sircar, Manjusri (1984). Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley. Shakti Books. ISBN 978-0-7069-1967-7.
  2. ↑ Prakash, Col Ved (2007). Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0706-9.
  3. ↑ "Leima Jagoi performed during Lai Haraoba of Ema Khunthok Hanbi, Thangmeiband :: 15th May 2016 ~ Pictures from Manipur". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. ↑ Chaki-Sircar, Manjusri (1984). Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley. Shakti Books. ISBN 978-0-7069-1967-7.
  5. ↑ Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi (2011-07-22). A Grammar of Meithei. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-080111-8.
  6. ↑ Chaki-Sircar, Manjusri (1984). Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley. Shakti Books. ISBN 978-0-7069-1967-7.
  7. ↑ Vatsyayan, Kapila (1987). Traditions of Indian Folk Dance. Clarion Books associated with Hind Pocket Books. ISBN 978-81-85120-22-5.

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