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dance · music

A group of boys and girls perform Bharatnatyam dance with grace and poise and beautiful facial and eye expressions.

Himachal Pradesh·dance · music

Folk music and dance are what weaves beautiful cultures. Women in Himachal Pradesh dance to the music of bugjal, a big dhol while singing folk songs. The locals enjoy the day full of festivities and colours.

Udaipur, Rajasthan·dance · music

Ghoomar or Banjara dance? Udaipur performance certainly has rhythm, melody and colour! The wording of the song seems like it sounds more like a Kalbelia song and dance performance.

dance · temple

Bharatanatyam, a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as the mother of many other Indian classical dance forms.

dance · temple

Bharatanatyam, a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as the mother of many other Indian classical dance forms.

dance · temple

Bharatanatyam, a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as the mother of many other Indian classical dance forms.

dance · music

Guru Pt. Devi Lal was an accomplished Kathak artist, he belonged to that generation of artists who were not only well groomed in their own genre but wielded equal command and authority in related subjects.

Haryana·dance · music

The song and dance form -Banchari - that celebrates the love of Lord Krishna and Radha. The art form reportedly dates back to medieval age but due to lack of a documented history, not much is known about its origins or famous exponents.

dance · music

The Pung cholom (meaning "roar of the drums") is a Manipuri dance. It is the soul of Manipuri Sankirtana music and classical Manipuri dance. The Pung cholom (meaning "roar of the drums") is a Manipuri dance.

dance · music

The Pung cholom (meaning "roar of the drums") is a Manipuri dance. It is the soul of Manipuri Sankirtana music and classical Manipuri dance. The Pung cholom is a unique classical dance of Manipur.

dance · music

Hojagiri dance is one of the famous dances of Tripura. The dance is performed by only women, of about 4 to 6 member in a team. The Riang clan of Tripuri people performs this dance and they are very expert.

dance · music

Nati is a traditional dance form which local people are following from ages. This is the famous folk dance of upper Himachal area. Nati is the term used for both songs and dance.

dance · music

Artists perform Wangala dance at Paryatan Parv in Delhi. Wangala dance or drum dance is a folk dance of the Garo community from Meghalaya.

dance · music

Sambalpuri Dance is the most famous folk dance of Western Odisha. Dhol, Nishan, Muhuri, Tasa, flute are the Sambalpuri Music Instrument which are used in Sambalpuri dances.

Haryana·festival · music

Young men and women perform to the rhythm of the live music at the Surajkund Mela in Haryana. The spectators join the performers to the lively rhythms of the drum and cymbals.

dance · festival

We are told these women are dancing to a modern Galo romantic song performance. Help us identify what exactly this dance form is, then! The women wear zebra stripe skirt dresses and sing a cheery and melodious number...

Haryana·dance · festival

Punjabi women and men dance together with a combination of gidda and bhangra dance and music style from Punjab, at the Surajkund Mela in Haryana, February 2020.

dance · music

With traditional old world Himachali instruments, these men and women instrumentalize and dance to a traditional set of Himachali tunes, set to folk music. Delhi women tourists join in to the impromptu music and dance scene.

Leh, Ladakh·dance · music

Archival footage as young girls from Ladakh in India, attired in their traditional finery, sing and dance outside a monastery in Leh, in the 1990's, in this semi-archival video.

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.

Mizoram·music · festival

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

dance · school

Kelucharan Mahapatra trains his woman dance students in Odissi dance, teaching at his Odissi dance school. He says that art never dies. He plays the Pakhawaj drum as his girl student dances in front of him.

festival · dance

A generic Indian Classical dance performance at a Nokia music New Year Celebration, circa 2007. Much beat and melody with a major watering down of the classical element of the various dances, into one melange.