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Folk Dances

India has a rich culture and heritage, and dance has been a part of our history. A folk dance depicts
the lives of the people of a certain region. Let’s see how many folk dances you can identify.

Read the descriptions and write the names of the folk dances using the Help Box.

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This is a popular dance of Chhattisgarh and is performed by
Yadavs, the descendants of Lord Krishna.
__________________________

2

This is a folk dance of Gujarat mainly performed by women in
a circular motion and clapping to rhythms.

__________________________

3
This is performed by the Bodo women of Assam wearing colourful
dresses to the tune of local instruments made of bamboo and
leather. __________________________

4

This is a traditional folk dance of Arunachal Pradesh performed
by a small native community. This dance is performed to ward
off evil forces. __________________________

5

This is one of the most popular folk dances in Goa which is
performed only by women on the night of the Hindu moon festival
“Pausha”. __________________________

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Quiz
Garba, Dhalo, Bagurumba,
Rouf is the fok dance of which place? ____________ . Raut Nacha, Bardo Chham

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