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Rajasthan·dance

Cultural Centre of Udaipur performed the Gujarati folk dance Garba this year. Is this them?

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In an indication of what Bollywood and international contemporary global music and dance trends are doing to the youngsters of Ladakh, these young fellow put up a rather Bollywood-esque take on their own traditional dance forms, with some h…

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Like whirling dervishes, these Rajasthani women from the Kalbelia or snake charmer community do a dance and song routine in Delhi.

school · dance

160 students / children from Vinay Nagar Bengali Senior Secondary School in Sarojini Nagar, put up a mass baul dance at R. Day on Rajpath in 2020, at 71st Republic Day, on 26 Jan 2020.

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These are Shia Muslims from Ladakh, the major ethnic group in the region, putting up a dance performance that amalgamates Ladakh Buddhist culture and Islam from the Shia sect.

Rajasthan·dance

School children from Jaisalmer put up a Rajasthani dance at the 71st Republic day 26 Jan 2020. This included horses and the usual Rajasthani popular culture touristy dance elements.

dance · festival

An Indian woman dances Bharatnatyam at the International dance and music festival held at the Jagannath Mandir in New Delhi, as part of Purvai Sanskriti.

Haryana·dance

A Punjabi man-woman duo perform at the Surajkund Crafts Mela in February 2020. The man jumps up and down and jigs in his red and yellow pathan type suit whereas the woman wears an aquamarine salwar suit type dres.

Mizoram·music · festival

In typical rhythmic fashion, like the Bamboo dance, this performance gets the performers as enthusiastic about their music as the audience.

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The Sidi Goma or Siddi of Gir and around in Gujarat, originated from Sudan and other parts of Africa.

Himachal Pradesh·dance

Help us identify the exact region from which this folks dance hails. We suspect it is from Himachal. What is the dance form called? It was performed at Surajkund Crafts Mela in February 2020. Is that pipe like instrument a thonkru of sorts?

festival · dance

In this Adi community, the Solung Festival is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm. These Adi tribal women dance in their yellow wraparound skirts, best jewellery and embroidered tops, to the sound of popular music.

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An Indian girl dances a freestyle classical inspired dance at the International dance and music festival held at the Jagannath Mandir in New Delhi, as part of Purvai Sanskriti.

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For a Bollywood film in the works, in 2019, actress Alia Bhatt practices her dance moves, with her troupe, inside an old fort in central India.

dance · festival

A male dancer gets his face painted by a woman artist prior to a performance during the Sopan Festival in India. Help us identify which dance form this performer is likely to be adept at!

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At an old fort in central India, a Bollywood dance sequence is rehearsed, with Alia Bhatt in the lead.

school · dance

At the 67th AIPAC All India Police Athletic Championship in 2018, girl students from DPS (Delhi Public School) Ghaziabad put up a lovely dance performance, creating and then plucking the petals of a lotus that they have created with petals…

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Rajasthani dancers put up a show with pots atop their heads, with fires lit inside them, twirling and yet keeping their balance.

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An athletic circa 2005 dance show by Indian men, a little Bollywood-esque. Please help us identify the dance troupe, if you can!

dance · festival

Help us identify this dance, the dancer's name and the source of this dance set to the famous song Morni Baga Ma Bole which we filmed at the Mango Festival in New Delhi.

Madhya Pradesh·dance · festival

The Khajuraho Dance Festival took place in February 2020, and started with a scintillating Kathak performance by Uma Sharma Renowned artists Uma Sharma and Jatin Goswami were honored with National Kalidas honor for National Kalidas Honor Ye…

Madhya Pradesh·dance · festival

Pt. Krishna Mohan Mishra Kathak Dancer (Senior Kathak Guru in Kathak Kendra New Delhi) If classical dances interest you, then make it a point to attend the Khajuraho Dance Festival.

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A beautiful Kuchipudi recital by Kumari Sree Veena Mani at Vasuki Auditorium, Lok Kala Manch.