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English: The video is a film on the folk dances of Jharkhand. The film is directed by Aloke Banerjee and Jaydip Mukherjee. The video contains interviews which are conducted in Hindi. The commentary is in English. Jharkhand is a culturally rich and multi-ethnic state in India.
Indian folk dances, [1] which typically consist of a few simple steps, are performed throughout the world to celebrate a new season, childbirth, weddings, festivals, and other social occasions. In some Indian folk dances, men and women perform separately; in others, they dance together. On most occasions, the dancers will sing accompanied by ...
Dance in India include classical (above), semiclassical, folk and tribal. Dance in India comprises numerous styles of dances, generally classified as classical or folk. [1] As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of India, developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.
Thabal chongba is a Manipuri folk dance [1] traditionally performed during the festival of Yaoshang in India. In the dance, participants join hands in a circle, [ 2 ] hop on one foot and swing their free legs across, slowly advancing.
Brita dance (Bengali: বৃতা নৃত্য) or Vrita dance is a traditional Bengali folk dance from West Bengal, India. It is performed by the Bengali women in rural areas to ask the deity to bless them with children and to show gratitude for helping them recover from contagious diseases like chicken pox. The folk dance is performed on ...
Margamkali is an ancient Indian round dance of the St. Thomas Christians community- based in Kerala state, mainly practiced by the endogamous sub-sect known as the Knanaya or Southist Christians. [1] [2] [3] The dance retells the life and missionary work of Thomas the Apostle, based on the 3rd-century apocryphal Acts of Thomas. [2] [4]
Patta ಪಟ್ಟ (folk dance of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ) Panthi (folk dance of Chhattisgarh, India) Parai Attam (Tamil Nadu) Puliyattam (folk dance of Tamil Nadu, India) Perini shiva thandavam (dance form of Telangana) Perini Sivatandavam; Pulikali – Kerala; Popir - Arunachal Pradesh
Kolata is the traditional folk dance of the state of Karnataka, located in Southern India on the western coast. [1] Unlike its North Indian counterpart Dandiya Ras, it comes in two forms. First, it is performed with coloured sticks and usually involves both men and women dancing together.