Kachin Manau Pole Dance Circle

Explain that Manau festivals center on tall decorated poles around which whole communities dance in weaving lines.

Plant a few poles upright in the ground or hold them steady as markers.

Players form a long line, hands joined, and weave the line around and between the poles in a snaking path.

The line leader decides the path, and everyone else follows without letting go of hands.

If the chain breaks, pause, reconnect, and continue from that spot rather than restarting.

Keep weaving for a set number of loops around all the poles to finish the dance.