Subject:folk dance form
Indian dance
north Indian dance form

Description:The term Bhangṛa refers to the traditional dance from the Indian subcontinent originating in the Majha area of the Punjab region.

Subject:folk dance form


South Indian dance form
Indian dance
Folk dance in Odisha

Description:Baagh Naach or Tiger Dance is performed in Binka, Sonepur of Subarnapur district and Brahmapur and in some parts of Ganjam district in Odisha. It is performed in the month of chaitra. In this, the male dancer paints himself like a tiger. Thus, it is called Baagh Naach or Tiger Dance [show more]

Subject:Folk Dance of India
Folk dance of East India
Tribal Folk Dance

Description:Belonging to the northeast of India is a dance style known as “Bardo Chham”. This “tribal” dance was created by a community called “Sherdukpens”. Apparently, this dance style is said to been based on the age old theory of “good eventually prevailing over evil”. [show more]

Subject:Folk Dance of India
Folk Dance of East India

Description:Alkap is a form of Bengali folk performance popular in the districts of Murshidabad, Malda and Birbhum in West Bengal It has also spread to the adjoining areas of Jharkhand and Bihar such as Dumka and Purnia.