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A complete list of folk and tribal dance in India

HTOI going to introduce you to some of the top Indian folk and tribal dance forms of India. So, for what you are waiting let’s explore the famous Indian folk and tribal dances.

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Bagurumba, Assam<br />

Many <strong>folk</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>tribal</strong> <strong>dance</strong>s have orig<strong>in</strong>ated from Assam.<br />

Bagurumba is one <strong>of</strong> the popular <strong>dance</strong>s <strong>in</strong> Assam, which is<br />

performed by the Bodo women. Dur<strong>in</strong>g this festival, they wear<br />

some colorful dresses such as dokhna, jwmgra <strong>and</strong> aronai <strong>and</strong><br />

they perform with some <strong>in</strong>strumental music.<br />

Even some <strong>in</strong>struments are made with local bamboo <strong>and</strong><br />

animal sk<strong>in</strong>s <strong>and</strong> they are specially made for this occasion, <strong>and</strong><br />

you can f<strong>in</strong>d the perfect hilly flute music mixed with drum,<br />

serja, gongwna <strong>and</strong> tharkha. This is a purely <strong>folk</strong> <strong>dance</strong> form<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>India</strong>.<br />

Bihu Dance, Assam<br />

This is a famous <strong>India</strong>n <strong>folk</strong> <strong>dance</strong>, which is conducted dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

Bihu festival <strong>in</strong> Assam. Local Assamese Men & women <strong>dance</strong>rs<br />

wear some regional Assamese cloth <strong>and</strong> perform their local <strong>dance</strong><br />

with brisk steps <strong>and</strong> fastest h<strong>and</strong> movements. They perform their<br />

<strong>dance</strong> with some local <strong>in</strong>struments <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Dhol, Pepa, Baahi,<br />

Gagana.<br />

Most <strong>of</strong> these <strong>in</strong>struments are made with local bamboo <strong>and</strong> this<br />

festival is one <strong>of</strong> the most colorful <strong>dance</strong> festivals <strong>in</strong> Assam. You<br />

can f<strong>in</strong>d some male <strong>dance</strong>rs wear<strong>in</strong>g dhoti <strong>and</strong> mustard color<br />

headb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> women <strong>in</strong> mustard <strong>and</strong> red color sari. Dur<strong>in</strong>g this<br />

festival, the sound <strong>of</strong> flute <strong>and</strong> danc<strong>in</strong>g to the beat <strong>of</strong> the drum<br />

goes to such a powerful level, that people cannot resist<br />

themselves to jo<strong>in</strong> these groups.

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