"Karen Bamboo Dance The popular Karen bamboo dance is performed at many celebrations and involves quick dance steps to avoid getting stuck in the moving bamboo poles. It involves a high level of practice, skills and timing. One wrong move and a dancer’s foot could be struck by the bamboo poles. The Karen bamboo dance is played at ceremonies: Christmas, Karen New Year, Church functions, and Pagoda festivals. The Karen bamboo dance is also quite well known and popular among other races in Myanmar..."