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  2. Mujra - Wikipedia

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    Mujra is a dance performance by man/woman in a format that emerged during Mughal rule in India, where the elite class and local rulers like the nawabs of the Indian society (often connected to the Mughal emperor's court) used to frequent tawaifs (courtesans) for their entertainment.

  3. Tawaif - Wikipedia

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    True mujra dance is elegant, complex, and artistic, presented in an elegant manner. At grand occasions such as a marriage or the birth of a male heir, the tawaif is also invited to perform. In such occasions, they usually perform a mythological or legendary story, like singing. The tawaifs would dance, sing (especially ghazals), recite poetry ...

  4. Showgirls of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Mujra is a dance form that emerged during the Mughal empire, practiced by courtesans for the elite classes of Northern India. [2] The documentary explores the prejudice, censorship, and misogynistic climate in which Mujra dancers work in modern-day Punjab, Pakistan.

  5. List of mudras (dance) - Wikipedia

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    One of the most striking features of Indian classical dance and dances of Thailand, [1] Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Malay world is the use of hand gestures. Speaking in dance via gestures in order to convey outer events or things visually is what mudras do. To convey inner feelings, two classifications of mudras (hand or finger gesture) are ...

  6. Niggo - Wikipedia

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    Niggo inherited her mother's profession and she worked as a dancer and performed mujra dance. [4] Niggo has good dancing skills,the film producers came to red light district to select actresses for the film and her dance performance caught the attention of the film producers. [5] It was common for the girls to join Lollywood and become famous ...

  7. Music Festivals Have A Glaring Woman Problem. Here’s Why.

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    This holds up especially true for electronic dance music festivals. EDM is notorious for being one of music’s largest boy’s club, with women making up just 11 percent of artists at electronic music festivals in 2015. And in 2014, just 18 percent of EDM labels included women on their rosters.

  8. Mehak Malik - Wikipedia

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    Mujrah Dance Mehak Malik is a Pakistani performer born in Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan. Her parents migrated from the district of Ludhiana , which is situated in India's Punjab state .

  9. Baradari (building) - Wikipedia

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    Because of their outstanding acoustic features, these buildings were particularly well-suited for mujra dance or courtesan dance performances by the noble courtesans. They were also well-suited for live performances and private concerts by various musicians and poets in front of the ruling kings of the time.