yes, it is dunhuang style, which is based on 6th century and 7th century paintings in Dunhuang, where ancient Chinese imported indian religion and arts ❤

how interesting! thank you for telling me that

@@rafajeng7888 You are an Indian trying to steal credits from others. India doesn't have Dunhuang style arts

Dunhuang fetian style dresses and culture is inspired from India. Fetian means Apsara

Because many movement came from Buddha hand gestures: Buddha's language ❤

That's what also cought my eye.. All amazing but the costum and the colours gave it a whole new dimension.. I'm sure that was the intention also 💚👌👌🫶👏👏👏👏

It's a beautiful bird that buddha described in the heaven.

For those versed in theater design, the lighting shifts also could make or break this mystique. If ALL of these talents were not so remarkably balanced with equal sensitivity, it would not have worked equally as well. Superb balance and direction and produ ction ethics can be sublime, and certainly were here.

I had the same reaction. It was like seeing an ancient Chinese painting come to life!

I came just by the look of the costumes

Thanks

Might I add that THEIR FEET ARE CLOTHED AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE NATURAL GRIPPINESS OF SKIN??????? these are some crazy women and I am all here for it.

她们从很小就进行舞蹈训练，

@@richarder3880 respectable, talented

I agree with you. Fighting over borders that the British carved up to make us fight - as they have done throughout the world. India and China's governments will actually get closer going forward, promise. But on an on-the-ground level, Indians will continue to really dislike China, simply because their media says so. It's a good tool to use to unite Indians, make them strive to succeed, etc. On the other hand I don't believe Chinese dislike Indians at all. Call me biased, but the hatred is very one sided

The is an evidence of a cultural connection, not of co-existence. Indian and Chinese civilizations never really came in contact in the history until China occupied Tibet.

@@supahsmashbro Indians don't "dislike" Chinese people but that Chinese state. Two very different things. And you are biased. Chinese look down upon India and Indians. They think Indians are some tribals living in a jungle. That outlook is what is very one sided.

​@@supahsmashbro Wait till you see all the youtube channels that blindly praise China and say they're winning against the US in everything, and find some time and space to create videos hating on India as well. Go there and see what Chinese people think of Indians.

​@@arunsar7893yes india and china were never immediate Neighbours it was Tibet that had borders with india and China

Sounds interesting, thank you!

@@catherinedubrovna7756 it also has cool caves in which ancient Buddhist scriptures were hidden, if I'm not mistaken - not that I've had the chance to go, but it's definitely an extremely evocative sounding ancient Silk Road desert place, and i believe it also has some really interesting geological formations.

The origin of this dance was in China. Later, India stole the dance and performed it in the American talent show.

It looks Indian too me

@@brendanhynes1252 Yes the dance has Indian influence. But it is not Indian. Just like Japanese and Korean cultures have Chinese influences but they are not Chinese.

And they do that very well, because I didn't know what this dance is about, but I recognized a peacock in the 4 ladies. Thanks to China for her beauty.

这跟印度舞有区别吗？呵呵

你去找一个印度舞这样的？

@@jacksung3759 兄弟，咱虽然井底待久了也得要点脸，你说你没看过印度舞就算了😐人家表演的起名都是印度名迦陵频伽，你仿佛是个睿智🤨

​@@Bigdiaoda你说说这跟哪个印度舞没区别，婆罗多卡塔克奥迪西还是库契普迪？佛教元素又不是只有印度能用，中国敦煌壁画里多了，怎么就印度舞了😅

This is a dance about Buddhist mythology, because Buddhism originated from India, and of course these dances will have the characteristics of Indian culture.

Read about Khotan Kingdom..the ancestors of Uyghur were Buddhist and had strong Indian connection..later Turks invaded and converted them to Islam.

Kathak is not an Indian dance, it was a central Asian dance.

Kathak originated from Uttar Pradesh... which is Northern India. Please educate yourself and leave the conversation for the educated to speak if you don't know what you're talking about.@@saddha1

exactlyyyyy

indeed！

They are depicting Kalavinka, the celestial Human-Bird in Buddhism, who flies freely in Western Heaven. Your comment is especially interesting because we Buddhists have been debating whether this bird is a singular creature, or is it a tribe (meaning there are probably many of them).

The transition to/from a single entity at the beginning and towards the end of the performance is absolutely stunning as well as enchanting. The flow of the dance movements are flawless and imply connectedness even when the dancers separated.

@@harikuang :O thankyou! It is really interesting to know more about the being they are portraying! ♥ Genuinely

@@harikuang maybe a group of individual Kavalinka can also be united by a over-lighting Kavalinka, and then be both single and multiple, with their consciousness all united...

Cool! Cheers✌️ It had a little bit of appropriatey didge in there too - I'll leave it up to indigenous Aussies as to what they reckon of that. They might think it's cool, depending, or a rip off. I often quite like to see what instruments from different cultures sound like. But a lot of indigenous Australians live in poverty and their unique culture including their arts can be all they have to their name; so we can be a little wary of their arts being used in Chinese products, because ad I'm sure you can imagine, in recent times as their visual art has been faked/forged and mass produced by Chinese manufacturers. Meaning the artists gets undercut which affects how they can support themselves. Doesn't mean that this dance had that intention, and i myself would love to try an erhu, it's just something to keep in mind. Dunhuang is in the desert and the didgeridoo is an instrument associated with desert culture, so there may have been some creative association on that level.

Ps sorry if this comment effectively made me "that guy" 👤🐥🌌 - it's just out of respect to the native inhabitants of Oz because they really depend on their arts to support themselves and meanwhile China's economy is booming

Are they same of Kinara or Kinari?

@@pheromone714 I think they are similar in appearance, but different tribes. Kinnara and Kinnari are said to be living in Pairs while Kalavinka is usually a singular female. While Kalavinka lives in Western Heaven (Sukhavati), the Kinnara and Kinnari live in Sumeru Mountain, and guarding the Kalpavriksha the Divine Tree (also known as Kalpataru).

@@pheromone714 There is also one more bird known in Buddhism Cosmology. It is called jīvam-jīvaka, it is often portrayed along with Kalavinka. jīvam-jīvaka is usually a bird with 2 human heads, or a human with 2 bird heads! 😁

看出残影 你也是游戏中人❤

婆娑曼妙舞 自在妙吉祥～

真的，跟千手觀音的舞不一樣，有“影”的感覺

That is my exact thoughts, too

That's what thought too. I guess there are a lot of cultural similarities that span thousands of years in the Asian continent that we have forgotten and lost

Because it is INDIAN not chinese.....

This is a Buddhist type of dance and Buddhism came from India so yes, lots of Indian influence with some traditional Chinese elements incorporated

Chinese Buddhism is different. It is called Chan, it is integrated with taoism and confucianism, that is why it could be spread in East Asia, South East Asia. It is the origin of Zen in Japan, and spread south to Vietnam as Thiền and north to Korea as Seon

这是中国的，怎么成韩国了？

@@user-xn6qv5sy8n which eye did you see Korea in my comment?

@@user-xn6qv5sy8n Choreograpgy是编舞的意思哈哈

@@pinehill6231 Ahahahah

Totally agree w/ what you said. This performance took the best of both worlds. What a sight to see, it was a pleasure watching it from the dance moves to the costumes. As some ppl have said, art truly has no boundaries ❤

Its such a beautiful mix it feels like it's from an encient era which is hard to find much of in the documents now. Since Buddhism slowly vanished from India, seeing this here is such a wonderful thing!

I was about to moment how it look very similar to traditional Indian dances.

Wooow that explains a lot thank you 💚🙏

It seemed to me like a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva, who has many arms.

I was thinking that too.. their dance form hand gesture costumes is similar

India has a huge cultural influence on china, this dance form portrays it beautifully

We share more similarities and influence each other more than we think. Buddhism (originated from India) is highly embraced in China and many cross exchange of culture/religion etc has been established since the ancient times through the Silk Road. This dance is depicting Kalavinka if I’m not wrong. Cheers

@@Timholle Yup it's kinda sad. My Chinese friend is always telling me about how Chinese people make racist remarks on Indians, and us Indians do it to them as well. We have forgotten our shared cooperation throughout history.

@@N_ei_L casual racism I guess but no actual harm. I think both sides do appreciate each other to an extent, just need less ignorance and more eagerness to learn each other’s culture etc.

Танец,сотканный из снов ))

Ever heard of kathak? Its indian dance which requires special neck movement so sir u are wrong india does have classical dance involving neck movement

此生无憾，有幸观舞

噢 告诉我他们是哪个学院的❤❤❤❤

北京舞蹈学院的。

Of course, he was influenced by Indian culture because of the Silk Road.

uhmm...you think they went all the way to India just for a few sacred budhist texts? Of course not, they went shopping and entertainment just like we do in modern times, and of course they took back a few things they really liked...and it looks like they have good tastes.

Yeah. The music, costume, mudras, bhangis etc, reminds me of Odissi.

@@user-zk5ox8kg8o Hello. May I know what does 'kala' actually mean in your language? What's meaning of 'kalavinka'?

And the Indian flute at 03:05

It sometimes becomes a little problematic due to exacerbated nationalism (or dare I say a form of ‘Children of the Dragon’ supremacist ideology) and a frequent urge to make claims of ownership over borrowed elements, especially when they come from China’s southern neighbors, like India. With this type of performance, there’s a tendency from certain parts of the Chinese audience to equate Chinese-inspired fantasy costumes to the proof that the actual performance belongs in Chinese history and therefore originates from China.

Not borrowed… If you knew Chinese history and you know they created this and it comes from the “Silk Road” 😅

This is the Dunhuang classical dance (敦煌) on the ancient Chinese murals. This is about "Silk Road". The Chinese use Chinese people's thinking and Chinese traditional dance skills to create dances with other ethnic atmosphere (if it is a dance performed by Indians, it is very different). This is a historical memory that happened in a certain period of ancient times. The Chinese can perform elegance and beauty of other cultural performances. Because mixing the spirit of Chinese Confucianism and Taoism culture (polite. Connotation. Yin and Yang is parallel). Just like Westerners often have similar performances. Use ballet to perform some Chinese cultural customs and stories. But it is still the idea of Westerners to create ballet performances. (Unlike the feeling of creating Chinese people). It should be said.Many Asia countries has always been syncretic and borrowed from other traditions from ancient China. Even Indian culture is affected by many Arab culture and Chinese culture.

their dance vocabulary is so indian only it was created languidly

@@junjunmacam2894 This is the dunhuang classical dance ( (敦煌舞). It is a special dance of "Chinese dance" and "exotic dance". The exotic here may be India. This period is to promote Buddhism in China. Buddhism must mix Chinese Taoism and Confucian culture. "Chinese Buddhism" is called "3 in 1 religion". It is Buddhism+Taoism+Confucianism. Only in this way can it be accepted by the Chinese.

I don't know. But to me, it seems very similar to Odissi.

Most likely it was China that actually influenced India…

We share more similarities and influence each other more than we think. Buddhism (originated from India) is highly embraced in China and many cross exchange of culture/religion etc has been established since the ancient times through the Silk Road. This dance is depicting Kalavinka if I’m not wrong. I love this fusion, cheers!

You should take the History 101 course first before open your big smelly mouth. Take a look at 1759 South Asia map: There was not a country called India existed then. There were more than ten small countries in the region.

北舞啊，舞蹈界的清华北大

Which country is mother Land? 💀

Absolutely wonderful, this I shall share and enjoy many times over, thank you 😂❤

Yes ❤

In Buddhist animism, wannams are performed to please deities. Wannam are movement copied of animals and birds.

Search “Dunhuang Cave"

the origin is masala

We share more similarities and influence each other more than we think. Buddhism (originated from India) is highly embraced in China and many cross exchange of culture/religion etc has been established since the ancient times through the Silk Road. This dance is depicting Kalavinka if I’m not wrong. I love this fusion, cheers!

The dance style is from Dunhuang where ancient chinese imported Indian gods and culture 😊

@@rafajeng7888 thanks dear 😊😊😊😊

Namo Amitabha

Просто волшебно дорогой друг, абсолютно согласна с Вами🙏🖖🧚‍♀️🌺💦💓🕉️

Same!!

舞技确实不错的，但是这是扭曲的，这哪是什么飞天啊，飞天是圣洁端庄的佛国仙女啊，这分明是魔界的妖女嘛，你看这些妖媚的动作，阴暗的背景

Buddhism is indeed brought to China from India. But China had and still has a completely different system of medicine, astrology and astronomy dating back thousands of years (2700bc) before they had any contact with the Indians. Buddhist monks worked on translating Indian texts, but in practice Indian medicine was barely used in China outside of Buddhist settings and rituals, because those methods are inherently different to the existing framework of traditional Chinese medicine.

@@mli000 China def had a base of science but they also evolutioned their science thanks to Indian think tanks and sages

As a Chinese, i highly recommend you to see Dunhuang frescoes in mogaoku in person. The Chinese mural techniques are like silks which could not find in other countries.

At 75 years of age, I doubt I have the stamina to get to the caves. It must be wonderful, though.🙂

Yeah Buddhism play a really big role in Chinese culture hell it was even the state religion during the Tang dynasty

This is the only dance video I've seen that likewise prompted an emotional response.

有很多好作品啊

Totally agree ❤

North Indian Classical Dances* 'cause every other dance forms in India is derived from them

@@eternalbliss2074 no you are wrong.

@@sashank6545 How am I wrong? Natya Sastra written by Rishi Bharata is the very origin of Indian Classical Dances. The elements of Natyashastra is religiously followed in almost all the classical dances of India.

​@@eternalbliss2074 ur oversimplifying it. calling them "North Indian Classical Dances" is an insult in not acknowledging their distinct styles and evolution. can you simply call kuchipudi a north indian dance? by ur logic ur calling bharatnatyam (Sadiraattam - og name) a north indian dance? moreover ur initial comment did not specify indian 'classical dance' u said all indian dance forms! my initial judgement that ur first statement is 'wrong' stands.

​@@eternalbliss2074 ​ stay in eternal bliss of your north indian superiority ignorance.

let's just say "lots of inspiration from Buddhism" rather than India. Buddhism is a shared culture between Nepali/Indian and East Asian people, broader than India alone. This is just to be fair.

Ancient India I would say. Chinese civilization as melting pot absorb a lot of good element from other culture.

Namo Buddhaya, Namo the Triple Jewel 🙏

​@@glowndark1There's no female dance concept in Buddhism. Female body is considered unfit to attain enlightenment according to Buddhism. Most of this dance moves were derived from South Indian dances which has a huge female participation. But instead of Hindu gods, they depict Budhha story. Also this dance form has influence from the western style, unlike classic Indian dances.

​@@julius7506why unfit ..? Is this some sort of culture partiality towards women

这是妙音鸟，所以与传统飞天舞姿不同，借鉴了一点鸟儿的动作，也比飞天舞灵巧活泼。

舞技确实不错的，但是这是扭曲的，这哪是什么飞天啊，飞天是圣洁端庄的佛国仙女啊，这分明是魔界的妖女嘛，你看这些妖媚的动作，阴暗的背景

The music is not arabic style its Indian flute music

和阿拉伯没有半毛钱关系。

多好的佛教文化，印度还要不要了？

​@@user-cj9kb9rt7f didnt buddhism originate in india anyway

@@CODE14464 佛教起源于哪里？

​@@user-cj9kb9rt7fIndia

@@user-cj9kb9rt7f 尼泊爾，但是收到印度文化影響巨大。

西域文化, 你該多研究各地文化

明明是中亚文化，而且是拼凑的舞蹈，看到演员的云步了那是古典舞里面才有的。

明明是中亚文化，而且是拼凑的舞蹈，看到演员的云步了那是古典舞里面才有的。

这就是敦煌舞

Yes. Reminds me of Odissi dance form.