Donrian Traditional Dance

Donorian Traditional dance is the umbrella term used to describe the dances and dance styles of the Donorian Culture.
Donorian dance tends to be very linear and crisp, traits it shares with Nyudha a widespread Donorian Martial Art.

Dance Types

Surik Dance

Surik dance is a more lively and angular dance style of Donorian Dance.
A trait common to Surik is that the movements are very active and dynamic with lots of cartwheels, jumps, spins, and kicks. It has very pronounced movements, with each being exact with fluid movements done to the beat of the percussion.
The masculine dancers perform dance moves with lots of athletic jumping and turning with lots of the previous strong exact movements being done.
The Feminine dancers do more gentle and elegant movements, with the dynamic movements being softened and slowed down to be more sway-like. Feminine dancers often also have a lot of precise and elegant hand movements and hand poses reminiscent of Lillut dance. Regardless of this, the feminine dance style of Surik is still quite angular and dynamic.
In some dances, there are no differences between masculine and feminine dancing, with the movements being a mix of dynamic “masculine” movements and swaying “feminine” movements.

Lillut

Lillut dance is a more elegant kind of dance with graceful sensual movements.
Crisp elegant movements are common to this style of dance, with moves being performed in sweeping graceful movements with lots of turns and spins. The dance is focused on specific poses with the dancers moving elegantly from one pose to the next. There are also specific hand movements that express specific emotions and ideas.
Lillut is traditionally performed by women, but men are not excluded from the dance style. Regardless of gender, the dance movements stay the same.

Planet of Origin
Donora
Culture of origin
Donorian

List of Dances
Donorian Harvest Dance

Accompaniment

Donorian dances are most commonly accompanied by percussion instruments, specifically the Osh Drums, with some dances being performed almost solely percussion. The percussion instruments are used by the dancers to stay on beat.
The use of other instruments for melody as well as singing is common in Lillut but is not always seen in Surik. This has changed modernly, with most performances involving some sort of melody.
Dancers may also hold handheld percussion instruments like tambourines or bells, this si common in Suril and not as much in Lillut where the performers’ hand movements are important.