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Singhi Chham or Kanchendzonga Dance is a lion dance form in Sikkim whereby the dancers perform in a lion costume that represents the snow lion.It is a dance of the Bhutia people, and was said to have been introduced by Chador Namgyal, the third Chogyal of Sikkim, in the 18th century. [1]
Yak dance or Yak Chham or Tibetan Yak Dance is an Asian folk dance [1] performed in the Indian states Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, union territory Ladakh and in the southern fringes of the Himalayas near Assam. [2] [3] The dancer impersonating yak dances with a man mounted on his back.
Maruni is a Nepalese folk dance of the Magar community. [1] It is popular in Nepalese diasporic communities of India (Darjeeling, Assam, Sikkim) Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.It is one of the oldest and most famous dance of the Nepalese community residing in these regions, originally danced as part of Dashain and Tihar festival.
Jhumar is a popular dance, performed during the harvest season and its festival. Mardani Jhumar, a Nagpuri dance, is primarily performed by men. Janani Jhumar is a Nagpuri dance mainly performed by women. Domkach is a dance performed during a marriage ceremony by the bride and groom's family. Fagua is performed during the festival of Holi. [21]
The Limbus whilst playing the Chyabrung perform the Chyabrung dance during the festivals of Chasok Tangnam and Yalakma (Dhan Naach or rice harvest dance).The only music to the dance is the rhythmic beating of the Chyabrung and dancers execute synchronized and complicated foot work depicting graceful movements of wild animals and birds.
Kagyed or Kagyad is a Buddhist festival held in parts of northern India, particularly Sikkim.The Kagyed dance is performed on the 28th and 29th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan Calendar which usually falls in early December.
Dramyin Cham (Dzongkha: Dramnyen Cham) is a form of Cham dance, a masked and costumed dance performed in Tibetan Buddhism ceremonies in Bhutan, Sikkim, Himalayan West Bengal and Tibet (where they have been outlawed). They are a focal point of the Bhutanese festivals of Tsechu.
The cham dance (Tibetan: འཆམ་, Wylie: ' cham) [2] [3] is a lively masked and costumed dance associated with some sects of Tibetan Buddhism and Buddhist festivals. The dance is accompanied by music played by monks using traditional Tibetan musical instruments.