Deer dance (folk dance)

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A deer dance is any of the world's folk dances performed by people dressed as deer.

Deer dance of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico

Deer dance of Hanamaki, Iwate

Deer dance of Oshu, Iwate, performed at Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival

Guatemala

The Mayan Deer Dance is an important part of the culture of Guatemala.

India

• Manattam in Tamil Nadu

Japan

• Deer dance (鹿踊, shishi-odori) is widely practised in Japan, particularly in Northeastern Japan.
• Deer dance in the style of Kanezu (video)

Mexico

See also: Yaqui music

• The Danza del Venado of the Mayo and Yaqui people of Sonora and Sinaloa

United Kingdom

• Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

See also

• Lion dance
• Tiger dance
• Folk dances of Mexico
• Yaqui music
• Tamil India § Arts and dance