Indian folk dances

indigenous folk dance from Assam, India

major popular drum dance of Karnataka

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traditional dance of Mizoram

Fugdi is a folk dance performed by the womenfolk of some communities of Konkanies in the Konkan coastal region of Goa and Maharashtra states during the Hindu religious festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Vrata or towards the end of other dances like Dhalo. According to certain historical facts, this dance style is said to have been created from few ancient Goan traditions. In addition, this dance is mainly performed during the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, when women usually take a break to escape boredom arising from their daily routines. Furthermore, it is also performed during religious and so

The Bagurumba is a traditional dance of the indigenous Boro people living in the State of Assam and North East India. It is also called butterfly dance because it's personification of movements of butterflies and birds. In this occasion, only the Boro women perform the dance, wearing their colourful traditional attire dokhna, jwmgra (fasra) and aronai. The dance is accompanied by handmade percussion instruments such as 'kham' (a long cylindrical drum, made of wood and goat skin or other animal’s skin), sifung (flute, carved out of bamboo), jota (made of iron/tama), serja (a bowed instrument, m

Chholiya (Kumaoni) or Hudkeli (Nepali) is a traditional folk dance form originated in the Kumaon division of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and Sudurpashchim province of Nepal. It has today become a symbol of Kumaoni and Sudurpashchimi (mainly in Doti, Baitadi and Darchula districts) and cultures including Khas Community in Sikkim. It is basically a sword dance accompanying a marriage procession but now it is performed on many auspicious occasions.

folk dance performed during the monsoon in the coastal area of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala, India

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Lezim or lazium is a folk dance form, from the state of Maharashtra in India.

Dhalo is a popular ritual folk dance form Goa, India. The dance is performed by women and serves as a prayer of protection for their households. The songs to which the dance is performed are usually sung in Konkani language or Marathi. The themes of such songs are commonly religious or social in nature. It is conducted over a period of 1 week in the month of Pousha at the onset of winter. On the final day women dress up elaborately and draw caricatures of men.

Manipuri folk dance

Theeyaattam also known as Theeyaattu (Tīyāttu) is a traditional temple dance form of Kerala.

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thumb|right | alt=The Image of two woman doing the Dekhni Dannce at Vagator | Dekhni dance at Vagator Deknni (also spelled dekhnnî, dekni, dekṇi, dekhṇi) is a semi-classical Goan dance form. The plural of Dekhnnî in Konkani remains the same.

traditional ancient classical dance form originated from Ancient Moirang province of Manipur (Kangleipak) realm

folk song sung by Gond women from the state of Chhattisgarh

an ancient traditional folk art form practised by Tulu people

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bhojpuri Folk dance

Dhamail (), or Dhamal (), is a form of Bengali folk music and dance prevalent in the Mymensingh and Sylhet regions of northeastern Bengal, in present-day Bangladesh.

Dumhal is a dance performed in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the Watal tribe. Only the men folk of the wattal are privileged to perform this dance, on specific occasions and at set locations. Generally, this dance is performed with wearing long, colourful robes and tall, conical caps, studded with beads and shells.