Donorian Harvest Dance

The Donorian Harvest Dance is a traditional dance of celebration done around harvest time on Donora, and it is commonly done at harvest celebrations in farming regions. The Dance is also considered a traditional courtship dance and the movements often resemble courtship and flirtation.

Dance

During the harvest dance, the dancers will move in two parallel lines starting slow and restrained mimicking the acts of harvesting crops before it gradually speeds up into a dynamic and speedy dance with lots of quick movements. The dancers often move forward and backward in rhythm as they dance.
The dance moves of the Harvest dance, especially those of the masculine dancers, are similar to that of the martial art Nyudha with lots of cartwheels, jumps, spins, and kicks. It has very pronounced movements, with each being exact with fluid movements done to the music’s rhythm.
The dance starts with the dance group divided into two groups, traditionally one group is all women and the other all men. The two groups are lined up parallel and facing each other and the dance begins. The women perform in one line, starting with elegant flaps of their arms up and down and other symmetrical arm movements while simultaneously moving their hips from side to side. The Men perform in the other line and will lean in and out towards the woman stepping one foot in and then back out again while also holding their arms above their head and swaying them side to side.
As the dance and music pick up the two lines will begin to move back and forth crisscrossing each other as they move across the performance stage. The movements begin to become more dynamic and angular, with more spin movements and more elaborate arm and leg movements becoming involved. As the two groups move, they will step backward and forward in smooth steps.

Planet of Origin
Donora
Culture of origin
Donorian

Accompaniment

The dance is traditionally done to the beat of Donorian Osh drums sometimes with various other instruments providing melody.
The dancers may also hold bells, rattles, or some sort of tambourine-like instrument which adds to the beat of the music.