This dance tradition,which is colourful with dance,singing and playing, consists of 18 dances and beautiful clothing items.For beginners,12 foot drills are used for foot training and 12 pile drills are used for hand training.This dance tradition comes from the traditional life of the people shows the pride of our country.
Popular areas
kandy
Kurunegala
Kegalla
Upcountry traditional dance costums
Wes Costmes
Ves costumes are the main costume in the upland dance tradition. This outfit consists of several parts. Varaka wood has been used to create this and it is beautiful in the old craftsman's designs, silver metals and Kiriwallah wood have also been used. This dress is embellished with bark, beads, silver buttons.
Gata beraya
Wood such as Esala, Kohomba, Varaka is used to make the gatbera and monkey or talagoi skins are used for the drum.
Kohombakankariya
Kohombakankariya Shanthikarma is called Kohombakankarya Shanthikarma because God Kohomba presides over it. All classical dances associated with upland dance have been born on this Shantikarma.
Conducted on traditional and modern purposes. Featuring beautiful dance routines with and without vocals.
Lowland dance Tradition
The main distinguishing feature of the Lowcountry dance tradition is the use of masks in the dance. After learning the basic dance elements like Dandiyame Haraba, Ilangam Haraba, Wattama, Matra Pana etc., a beginner studying the low country dance also learns the Holy Matra dance as a complete dance. This dance tradition is also decorated with Bali Thovil.
Popular areas
Western Province-Horana
Suthern Province - Gall ,Matara ,Thangalla ,Benthara
Lowland traditional dance costums
Thelme Costumes
The main costume of the Lowcountry dance tradition is the Thelme costume. The parts related to this, such as shiva bharana, hatta, waist shape, etc., are made of cloth like villuda, and things like milk beads and beads are caught and finished in a colorful and shiny manner. The Devol costume and the Wadiga Patuna costume also belong to this dance tradition.
Yak beraya
The yak drum takes a cylindrical oblong shape. This is also known as Dewal drum, Ghoshak drum. Wood like kohomba, khitul, coconut is used to create the trunk. A cow bay is used for the eye of the drum and its diameter is 10 inches.
Devol madu Shanthikarmaya
Devol Madu Shanthikarma is the main Shanthikarma performed for the popular deity in the lowlands. Devol Madu dance is practiced in the society under three forms.
1. Devol Madhu Shanthikarya held every year in Pattini temples.
2. Devol madu which is done in a public place for the sake of the village and the country.
3. A person's illness or Shanthikarma to seek peace for the householders
Sabaragamu dance tradition
Sabaragamu dance tradition is less popular. A dance tradition mastered by the nobles, the main outfit, the beaded suit, complements the aristocratic attire. This sounds like a very devotional dance tradition.There are different opinions about whether Sabaragamu belongs to the dance tradition. There are 18 found here. The author of this is not known and the names of animals are commonly used here. Sabaragamu dance is also rooted in the Shanti Karmas that are held on the subject of the Devil and God. Beginners who are learning the art of dance are fitness Sarabagamuwa.Flexibility is considered auspicious. All 36 Haraba verses are inherent in the sabaragamu dance tradition,
Popular areas
Rathnapura
Kuruvita
Kalavana
Balangoda
Sabaragamu traditional dance costums
Bead Costumes
The main costume of the Sabaragamu dance tradition is the beaded costume and the mother's special feature is that it is decorated with beads. Sabaragamu Thelme costume, Sabaragamu Dedol costume are other costumes belonging to this tradition.
Daula
The main instrument of the Sabaragamuwa dance tradition is the Daula. The trunk is prepared using wood like Kohomba, Ehala, Kitul, Milla. The trunk is 15 inches long. This takes giants for malabera, ranabera, and malabera.
Pahan madu Shanthikarmaya
Pahanmadu Shanthikarmaya, which belongs to the Sabaragamuwa dance tradition, is performed based on Goddess Pattini. Deva Thovil or Madu Shantikarma is one of the Shantikarmas. Patthini and Kataragama Deity led by Sapirivara decorates the shed with lamp light, so it is called Pahan Maduwa. Shanthikarma is considered to be the lamp shed because every house in the village where the lamp shed is lit with oil made from Noidul.