U Shwe Yoe and daw moe folk dancer in Anisakan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar Burma

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U Shwe Yoe became famous with the Shwe Yoe the jolly joker dance routine which first appeared in 1923 film Ah Ba Ye, an early Burmese language film about rural life. The U Shwe Yoe dance has become an essential part of charitable and other traditional Burmese ceremonies. The performer in the U Shwe Yoe character dances to the music of the traditional Burmese music troupes, twirling his traditional Burmese-style umbrella

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Size: 3540px × 5320px
Location: Anisakan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Photo credit: © Rick Rudnicki / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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