Jagoi

In the performances of traditional Meitei dances, dancers are strictly forbidden not to have any forms of eye contact with the audiences. If it is not followed properly, then it is considered as a sacrilege.{{Cite book |last=Baral |first=Kailash C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uE2_EAAAQBAJ&dq=meitei+eye+contact&pg=PA165 |title=Cultural Forms and Practices in Northeast India |date=2023-05-16 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-981-19-9292-6 |pages=165 |language=en}}

"Chukpharon Jagoi" is a Sanamahist ritual dance form performed by the maibis (priestesses) to please the lords of the four directions, Thangjing, Marjing, Wangbren, and Koubru, in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.{{Cite book |last=Lisam |first=Khomdan Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&dq=chuk+pharon+jagoi&pg=PA619 |title=Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.) |date=2011 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-864-2 |language=en}} During the performance, the maibi takes the two ekouphus (pots) from the laipubas, holding the Lainingthou ekouphu in the right hand and the Lairembi ekouphu in the left hand. The dance performance portrays the dance of goddess Nongthang Leima, who saves the universe from destruction.{{Cite book |last=Session |first=North East India History Association |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljZuAAAAMAAJ&q=chuk+pharon+jagoi |title=Proceedings of North East India History Association |date=1995 |publisher=The Association |language=en}}

{{Main|Khamba Thoibi Jagoi}}

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{{lang|mni|Laiching Jagoi}} ({{Langx|mni|ꯂꯥꯢꯆꯤꯡ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally, 'Dance of summoning the deity'{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kWrrAAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi |title=Pathway |language=en}}) is a dance form performed by the maibis (priestesses) with the langthrei (a special leaf of Blumea balsamifera) held between their fingers.{{Cite book |last=Doshi |first=Saryu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi |title=Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition |date=1989 |publisher=Marg Publications |isbn=978-81-85026-09-1 |language=en}} This sequence involves a variety of expressive movements where the spirit of the deity is invited to enter each maibi's body. It is an invocatory dance where the maibis stand with their hands in a pose symbolizing women's union.{{Cite book |last=Narayan |first=Shovana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBX0AAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi |title=Indian Classical Dance |date=2005 |publisher=Shubhi Publications |isbn=978-81-8290-023-3 |language=en}} In this dance form, the maibis, after invoking the deities from water, perform leitai nongdai jagoi.{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=E. Ishwarjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GP9_AAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi |title=Manipur, a Tourist Paradise |date=2005 |publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation |isbn=978-81-7646-506-9 |language=en}} This dance form is performed in front of the shrine of the deities.{{Cite book |last=Brara |first=N. Vijaylakshmi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NkMwAQAAIAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi |title=Politics, Society, and Cosmology in India's North East |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-564331-2 |language=en}}

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{{lang|mni|Laihou Jagoi}} ({{Langx|mni|ꯂꯥꯢꯍꯧ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally,'dance of invitation'{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9jtuAAAAMAAJ&q=laihou+jagoi |title=Traditional Customs and Rituals of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, meghalaya, Manipur, Assam |date=2002 |publisher=Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture |language=en}} or "opening dance"{{Cite book |last=Lisam |first=Khomdan Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&dq=laihou+jagoi&pg=PA619 |title=Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.) |date=2011 |isbn=978-81-7835-864-2 |language=en}}) is a dance form performed by the maibis (priestesses) to lead a way to a pond or river, in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.{{Cite book |last=Brara |first=N. Vijaylakshmi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NkMwAQAAIAAJ&q=laihou+jagoi |title=Politics, Society, and Cosmology in India's North East |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-564331-2 |language=en}}

During the performance of the dance, the tune of the pena, a traditional musical instrument, is also shrimmed up.

With the maibis, the sword bearing youths in two rows, the maidens with the brass vessels, the Lai bearers, the isaiphu bearers, the chong (umbrella) bearers accompany the pibas (men) holding the two pots.

{{Main|Leima Jagoi}}

{{lang|mni|Leisem Jagoi}} ({{Langx|mni|ꯂꯩꯁꯦꯝ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally, 'Dance of creation of the earth'{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCBaAAAAMAAJ&q=leisem+jagoi |title=Pratibha India |date=1987 |publisher=A. Sitesh |language=en}}) is a dance form enacted by imitating the movements of nine gods and seven goddesses creating the earth, followed by Laibou Jagoi, depicting the creation of human body and various activities of man, like weaving of clothes.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WeELAQAAMAAJ&q=leisem+jagoi |title=Rasa: Music and dance |date=1995 |publisher=Anamika Kala Sangam |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Niraj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IhEHEAAAQBAJ&dq=leisem+jagoi&pg=PA326 |title=Himalayan Bridge |last2=Driem |first2=George van |last3=Stobdan |first3=Phunchok |date=2020-11-18 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-21549-6 |language=en}}

The sequence of the dance is performed by the Ningol Macha (girls).{{Cite book |last=Basanta |first=Ningombam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U2wMAQAAMAAJ&q=leishem+jagoi |title=Modernisation, Challenge and Response: A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur |date=2008 |publisher=Akansha Publishing House |isbn=978-81-8370-152-5 |language=en}}

The six original forms of the dance are leishem, leitai, nongdai, leipekpa, leihouba and leipiba.{{Cite book |last1=Meitei |first1=Sanjenbam Yaiphaba |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c276DwAAQBAJ&dq=leishem+jagoi&pg=PT95 |title=The Cultural Heritage of Manipur |last2=Chaudhuri |first2=Sarit K. |last3=Arunkumar |first3=M. C. |date=2020-11-25 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-29637-2 |language=en}}

It is one of the early dance forms of Ancient Manipur contributing to the rich Manipur's classical wealth of culture.{{Cite book |last1=Ghose |first1=Vijaya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_v1tAAAAMAAJ&q=leisem+jagoi |title=Tirtha, the Treasury of Indian Expressions |last2=Ramanathan |first2=Jaya |last3=Khandekar |first3=Renuka N. |date=1992 |publisher=CMC Limited |isbn=978-81-900267-0-3 |language=en}}{{Tone inline|date=February 2023}}

{{Main|Maibi Jagoi}}

{{lang|mni|Panthoibi Jagoi}} ({{Langx|mni|ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally, 'Panthoibi's dance' or 'Dance dedicated to the Divine Mother'{{Cite book |last=Chaki-Sircar |first=Manjusri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=panthoibi+Jagoi+dance |title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley |date=1984 |publisher=Shakti Books |isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7 |language=en}}) is a duet dance form, portraying the romantic love affairs between Nongpok Ningthou and Panthoibi.{{Cite book |last=Lisam |first=Khomdan Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&dq=panthoibi+Jagoi+dance&pg=PA621 |title=Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.) |date=2011 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-7835-864-2 |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h2rrAAAAMAAJ&q=panthoibi+Jagoi+dance |title=Pathway |date=1988 |publisher=Marg Publications |language=en}} There are 14 hand gestures with bodily movements.{{Cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Niraj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IhEHEAAAQBAJ&dq=panthoibi+Jagoi+dance&pg=PA327 |title=Himalayan Bridge |last2=Driem |first2=George van |last3=Stobdan |first3=Phunchok |date=2020-11-18 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-21549-6 |language=en}} It is performed in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba, depicting the weaving process.{{Cite book |last1=Singh |first1=E. Bijoykumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PdbsAAAAMAAJ&q=panthoibi+Jagoi+dance |title=Challenges of Economic Policy in Manipur: Essays in Honour of Prof. M. Iboton Singh |last2=Singh |first2=Ksh Jhaljit |date=2009 |publisher=Akansha Publishing House |isbn=978-81-8370-128-0 |language=en}} In the dance form, Marjing has been conflated with Nongpok Ningthou.{{Cite book |last=Parratt |first=Saroj Nalini |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COCBAAAAMAAJ&q=panthoibi+Jagoi+dance |title=The Pleasing of the Gods: Meitei Lai Haraoba |date=1997 |publisher=Vikas Publishing House |isbn=978-81-259-0416-8 |language=en}} Nowadays, the dance form is replaced by the Khamba Thoibi Jagoi.

{{Main|Manipuri Raas Leela}}

The Manipuri classical dance, also known to as the Manipuri Raas Leela dance ({{langx|mni|Jagoi Raas/Raas Jagoi}}{{Cite book |last=Banerjee |first=Utpal Kumar |title=Indian Performing Arts: A Mosaic |date=2006 |publisher=Harman Publishing House |isbn=978-81-86622-75-9 |language=en}}{{Cite book |title=Sruti |date=2006 |publisher=P.N. Sundaresan |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Derek |first=O' Brien |title=Knowledge Trek 7, 2/E |date=2006 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-7758-055-6 |language=en}}), is one of the eight major Indian classical dance forms, originating from the state of Manipur.{{Sfn|Williams|2004|pp=83-84, the other major classical Indian dances are: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Cchau, Satriya, Yaksagana and Bhagavata Mela}}

{{lang|mni|Thougal Jagoi}} ({{Langx|mni|ꯊꯧꯒꯜ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally, 'Dance of dedication'{{Cite book |last=Chaki-Sircar |first=Manjusri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=thougal+Jagoi+dance |title=Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley |date=1984 |publisher=Shakti Books |isbn=978-0-7069-1967-7 |language=en}}) or "Jagoi Ashangbi"{{Cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Niraj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f-TzDwAAQBAJ&dq=thougal+Jagoi+dance&pg=PT310 |title=Himalayan Bridge |last2=Driem |first2=George van |last3=Stobdan |first3=Phunchok |date=2020-11-18 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-21551-9 |language=en}} ({{Langx|mni|ꯖꯒꯣꯢ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯤ}}) is a Meitei traditional dance form, performed by men and women, along with maibis (priestesses) to invoke the deities.{{Cite book |last1=Meitei |first1=Sanjenbam Yaiphaba |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c276DwAAQBAJ&dq=thougal+Jagoi+dance&pg=PT233 |title=The Cultural Heritage of Manipur |last2=Chaudhuri |first2=Sarit K. |last3=Arunkumar |first3=M. C. |date=2020-11-25 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-29637-2 |language=en}} It is performed in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.{{Cite book |last=Doshi |first=Saryu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&q=thougal+Jagoi+dance |title=Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition |date=1989 |publisher=Marg Publications |isbn=978-81-85026-09-1 |language=en}} The performance lasts for half an hour, after which the "Hoi Lauba" ceremony is enacted.

• Raj Nartaki - 1941 Indian Hindi language film
• Yelhou Jagoi - 1995 non-feature Indian Meitei language documentary film

• Lai Haraoba and Umang Lai
• Moirang Sai
• Indian classical dance
• Nritya
• Dances of Manipur

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