In this Burmese name, Ma is an honorific, not a given name.
Mya Chay Gyin Ma Ngwe Myaing
Mya Chay Gyin Ma Ngwe Myaing and Shwe Man Tin Maung
Born
Ngwe Hlaing
21 November 1894 Wednesday, 10th waning of Tazaungmon 1256 ME
Obo ward, Kyimyindaing Township, Rangoon, British Burma
Died
20 September 1959 (aged 64) Sunday, 4th waning of Tawthalin 1321 ME
Shanpwe ward, Mandalay
Nationality
Burmese
Citizenship
Burmese
Occupation
A prominent Burmese dance performer
Years active
1906 – 1934
Spouse
Ko Ko Gyi
Partner
Aung Si Bala • Ba Hlaing • Po Sein • Sein Beda
Children
(adopted) Maung Maung (son) Sein Sein (daughter)
"Mya Chay-Gyin" Ma Ngwe Myaing (Burmese: မြခြေချင်း မငွေမြိုင်, pronounced[mja̰tɕʰèdʑɪ́ɰ̃maʔŋwèmjàɪɰ̃] lit.'Emerald Anklet Ma Ngwe Myaing'; born Ngwe Hlaing; 21 November 1894 – 20 September 1959) was a Burmese dance performer of the twentieth century, in the tradition of Ma Htwe Lay.[1] She is said to be a mother of the Mandalay's third dramatic arts era.[1]
Unlike her contemporary dancers– Awba Thaung and Liberty Ma Mya Yin who were anyeint dancers– Ma Ngwe Myaing was a zat pwe dancer.[2]
မန္တလေးကခေါ်တဲ့သူ". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). Burmese dance Anyeint Sin Kho Ma Lay Yindaw Ma Lay Ma Htwe Lay Aung Bala Awba Thaung MyaChayGyinMaNgweMyaing...
used the name Sin Kho Ma Lay. Burmese dance Anyeint Ma Htwe Lay Aung Bala Awba Thaung Liberty MaMya Yin MyaChayGyinMaNgweMyaing Her four younger brothers...
uncle's marionette show. After studying traditional drama under MyaChayGyinMaNgweMyaing for three years, he founded the Shwe Man Thabin dance troupe...
Burmese dance Anyeint Sin Kho Ma Lay Yindaw Ma Lay Ma Htwe Lay Aung Bala Liberty MaMya Yin MyaChayGyinMaNgweMyaing Oba Thaung: Who Systematized Myanma...
renowned. During the pre-World War II, Oba Thaung, Liberty MaMya Yin and MyaChayGyinMaNgweMyaing were the most well-known. In the third era, famous anyeint...
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