Sanam (dance)

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} File:"Pomegranate Blossoms" performance at the Kennedy Center.webm Sanam, or senem, also written as sainaimu (Template:Zh) in Chinese, is an ethnic music and dance widespread among the Uyghur people in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang. It is commonly performed during weddings, festive occasions, and parties.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="dance">Template:Cite web</ref> The music normally starts slowly and gradually becomes faster, at which point the dances also become more vivid, especially at the end.

Sanam music

Sanam music is a suite that ranged from six to thirteen songs played usually for dancing. It however may also be played as purely instrumental version by naghra-sunay bands. The songs start with a moderate four-beat dance rhythm and move gradually towards a faster four-beat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

There are various types of sanam music, and the major oasis towns have their own distinctive vocal style and suite of songs. Often the name of the place is mentioned before the word sanam in local variations.

Sanam dance

Dancers' movements include characteristic neck movements, and movements of elbows, eyes and fingers. The dancers may also improvise, following the tempo of the music. Each region may have its own distinctive dance.<ref name="dance"/>

Dancers and singers are separated.