Along with the cool music they have the cutest little instrument. It's a flute-like instrument called a TooT. And yes, the second "T" is supposed to be capitalized. The TooT is just so cute! It can also come in different colors like blue and green. Aside from that a lot of their instruments share similarities to those of Indonesia.
I don't really know if Nepal is considered Southeastern but Asia is a huge continent and I wanted to do it. Since Nepal is a slam dunk right between India and China, a lot of their music and instruments are similar. I did know that they are known for their Buddist monks. So I did some digging on the Buddhist temples in Nepal and found a woman who did a "day in the life" video of a Buddhist monastery in Nepal.
It wasn't as boring as I thought it would be for the children. They got to play with legos and color. I couldn't tell if there were any girls at the temple because they all had their heads shaved. My favorite part was after their opening prayer (which sounded like a song) a little boy smiled into the camera. 😊 It was just super cute.
Lastly, I wanted to do a dance. And what better country to discover a new dance then Vietnam! What struck me though was their Imperial Court Dances. They all revolve around some sort of objects such as the lotus dance and the incense dance. There is even a platter dance. A platter! Anyway, they are really cool dances. I would love to go see one of them live one day.
I really liked your last video on the traditional Vietnam dance! Very cool how they make patterns with the lanterns or lights!
ReplyDeleteI love that there's a flute-like instrument called the TooT....that makes my day and now I want one just to say that I have one. I also enjoyed the day in the life of monks. The children were absolutely the cutest little things!!! Also the dance was really cool!
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I enjoyed the dance from Vietnam. I actually had no idea that Vietnam had dances of thier own. It wasn't surprising but it's cool! Also, I loved the munk video. The children were so cute!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the last video of the traditional candle light dance. It was very unique and beautiful how they could make dance very different with other creatives things.
ReplyDeleteThe TooT looks really hard to play! The dance video that you shared was interesting. It was cool to watch the lights move in the dark.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your videos. I thought the traditional dance from Vietnam was beautiful. I’ve always appreciated the dances from different countries because they are so distinct and it just adds a personality to the region that it comes from.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Vietnam dance with the lights. The children and monkey on the railing was cute, too. I really like the Asian culture.
ReplyDeleteI watched a bit of the Buddhist Monastery video (I've bookmarked it to watch the whole thing later, once my grades are in). What I saw made me think a bit of my time at the Catholic Monastery in Monck's Corner, Mepkin Abbey. It's never boring! There's always work to be done, and many of the monks are very gently funny and happy. It serene and contemplative, but also beautiful.
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