bhangra and giddha r two traditional punjabi dances






punjabi men dancing bhangra





punjabi women dancing gidha

The woman on the left, she has very strong oriental facial features. Is she an ethnic Punjab or is she from far eastern India that married into a Punjab family? Or is it common to have such beauty within the Punjab community.

Really beautiful, dance. BTW.

well i m not sure but i have heard punjabis whose last name is cheena r the ones whose ancestors were from china ...so people in punjabi started calling them cheena...but i dunno if it is really true most of them look like average punjabis ..... there r some punjabis who u can say kinda look oriental...but they r very very rare


well i m not sure but i have heard punjabis whose last name is cheena r the ones whose ancestors were from china ...so people in punjabi started calling them cheena...but i dunno if it is really true ...because most of them look like average punjabis ..... there r some punjabis who u can say kinda look oriental...but they r very very rare

Nice pics and nice dances bro....but I would prefer to call Bhangra and Gidhha folk dances.

yea yea they r traditional indian folk dances....

Bhangra celebrates the harvest, when the sight of tall heaps of golden wheat fill the farmer's heart with joy, he and his fellow farmer's circle round and round in a leapimg, laughing caper, this is acompaniment of large drum beat called Dhol. It is a dance that have no class or race barrer. it is also associated with the festival of Vaisakhi.Bhangra is the folk dance of Panjab, danced by the Panjabi male on the beats of Dhol.



Gidha is on the other hand also folk dance of Panjab and danced by the Panjabi female on the beats of Dholki.The dancers enact verses called boli, which represent folk poetry at its best. The subject matter of these boli's is wide ranging from everything from arguments with in laws or any gosip or political.Aside from the dholki the rhythm of Gidha is set by hand-claps of the dancers and other standing around in circle.

Great pics jutt ,
Why dont you guys open a photo agency, lots of money there. I wonder from where do you collect all this material.

lol

here r more picz





Of the various forms of classical dance in India, Bharata Natyam is believed to be the oldest, because it is the form which is based to the largest extent, on ancient texts on the dance. For centuries it was danced by Devadasis in the temples of south India. Movement, mime and music contribute in equal measure to this beautiful dance from Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.
It is a solo, dance which is devotioal in spirit. Highly stylised and sophisticated in its technique, Bharata Natyam is evenly divided between nritta, pure dance, and nritya, expressinal compositions. The songs pertain mostly to the theme of love but not sensual love. These are given an elevated and somewhat spiritual flavour. "

gujus performing dandiya

Are these Indian Rain Dances? cuz California USA needs rain to fight these fires.

abc yaar

u need to visit india at least once in a year to know about our culture...

Bhangra is too overrated. Gidda is way better than Bhangra

I C no pics of Gujjus performing Dandiya:(.

WB Youngone:).

gujus performing garbha

More Dandiya Pics.





BTW the suggestion about Photo Agency is a good one.We should try and rope in Jamie as a partner .

yea lets start an agency lol

Bihu Dance {Assam}

Bharatanatyam is the BEST


tha thi thom nam
tha thi thom nam
thakite thikite thom tha thi
tham tham tham nam
thom thom thaka
thom thom thiku thaka
thakite thikite tha thim
thakum thanthim thom thom thom.........

Agree but Bharatnatyam is a classical dance Aditya.That deserves a separate thread.

Kalbeliya Dance {Rajasthan}

guys.....this thread should be posted as folk dance and not traditional dance..... so confusing.....hehehe

I agree Aditya would u mind posting some pics.We may have a separate thread for classical dances later.

Your knowledge of Indian dances is striking.

I C no pics of Aditi Mangaldas performing Kathak:(.

That is a semi-classical dance I think.

I suppose Jatt Paaji has confused us all by naming this thread Traditional Indian Dances.

N thanx for the compliment. .

PS:Would u like to start a similar thread in the Korean section.

Rajasthani folk dance - Sangeeta and Geeta