Yesterday we have learnt about Indian classical dance. Today we shall discuss about Indian Folk dance .
∆ What is folk dance?
Folk dances are simply awesome and it is performed to express joy and happiness among themselves. It is performed for every possible occasion to celebrate arrival of new season , birth of a child , wedding , festivals , and other social customs.
Each form of dances reflect the life of the people of a certain County or religion. Not all ethnic dances are folk dance. For instance , ritual dances are not considered to be folk dance. Ritual dances are usually called "religious dances" because of their purpose.
Now we have to know how many folk dances are there in our country. But let me tell you dear friends , those are countless. I am divided those folk dances according to states and territories.
1. Andhra Pradesh - Dhimsa , Lambari , Dappu , topetta gullu , and so on.
2. Assam - Bihu , Bichchua , Canoe jhumara hobjanai and so on.
3. Arunachal Pradesh - Buiya , chalo , wancho , popir , pasi kongki , ponung and so on.
4. Bihar - Bidesia, sama chakwa, bakho-bakhain and so on
5. Chattisgarh - Karma , Raut nach , Panthi , Gaur Maria
6. Gujrat- Garba , Dandiya ras , Bhavai, and so on.
7. Goa - Koli , fugdi , zagor, dekhni , shigmo and so on.
8. Haryana - Jhumar, phag , daph , loor , gugga, khoriya, gagor , dhamal and so on.
9. Himachal Pradesh - Jhora , dhaman , Dangi , chhapeli and so on. 10. Jharkhand - Alkap , karma munda, hanta dance , domkach, ghora nach , mundari nach and so on.
11. Jammu and Kashmir - Rouf , kud dandi , hikat , damali12. Karnataka - yakshagana, huttari, suggi, karga , lambi
14. Maharashtra - lavani, gada, lezim etc.
15. Manipur - nupa, dol cholam, thang ta , raslila , lhou sha, pung cholam and so on.
16. Mizoram - cheraw dance , khuallam, chailam, parlam tlanglam and so on.
17. Meghalaya - ka shad suk mynsiem , nongkrem , laho and so on .
18. Madhya Pradesh - Grida dance , matki , khada dance , jawara dance and so on.
19. Nagaland- Rangma , bamboo dance , helaleulee , gethinglim , zeliang and so on.
20. Orissa - savari , ghumara , painka and so on.
21. Punjab- bhangra , griddha , daff , bhand and so on.
22. Rajasthan- ghumar , chakri , suisini , kalbelia , jhulan leela and so on.
23. Tamil Nadu - Kumi , kolattam , kabadi and so on.
24. Telengana - Lambari , gusadi dance and so on.
25. Tripura - hojagiri
26. Uttar Pradesh - Jhora, chapeli , kajri and so on.
27. Uttarakhand- Garhwali , kumayuni and so on.
28. West Bengal - Kathi, gambhira, baul , dhali and so on.
29. Sikkim- Lama dance , khukuni , maruni , denzong chu faat and so on.
30. Lakshadweep - Lava , kolkali , parichakali and so on.
31. Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Nicobari dance.
So, I covered all over the India as per I know. If I missed something , let me know in comment box. Stay tuned. 😊
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