Dances with the dhol
26 dances from around the world that are danced to the dhol.
🇮🇳 IndiaRamlilaरामलीला
A folk drama of the Ramayana, staged outdoors during Navaratri and DussehraFolk dance · Group · Procession
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGarba
A circle dance from Gujarat performed around a clay pot during the Navratri festival.Folk dance · Circle
🇮🇳 IndiaChhau
A martial and folk dance with masks, performed in eastern India during spring festivalsFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaBhangra
A high-energy circle dance from Punjab, led by the beat of the dhol drumFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaBihu dance
A group folk dance from Assam, performed at the Bihu spring festivalFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaGhoomarघूमर
A circle dance of twirling women, performed at weddings and festivals in RajasthanFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaNatiनाटी
A group folk dance from Himachal Pradesh, danced in circles at festivals and celebrationsFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaGair dance
A stick dance in circles, performed by men and women in Rajasthan during festivalsFolk dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaJhumair
An eastern Indian harvest dance of linked rows, swaying steps, and drumsFolk dance · Line or chain · Circle
🇮🇳 India and 1 morePunjabi folk dance
Folk, social, and martial dances native to the Punjab region of India and PakistanFolk dance · Circle · Couple
🇮🇳 IndiaChari dance
A Rajasthani pot-balancing dance with flaming brass vessels performed by womenFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChholiyaछोलिया
A Kumaoni sword dance performed by men in a marriage procession to ward off evil spirits.Folk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaKachchhi Ghodi
A Rajasthani mock-fight folk dance performed inside decorative dummy horsesFolk dance · Group · Set or square
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreJhijhiyaझिझिया
A devotional folk dance with perforated, lit clay pots balanced on the headFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaTippani Dance
A women's folk dance from Gujarat using long wooden sticks to beat the ground.Folk dance · Line or chain
🇮🇳 IndiaDanda Naataଦଣ୍ଡ ନାଟ
A ritual stick dance in Odisha where men undergo penance to worship Shiva.Ritual dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaAssamese folk dance
The seasonal and community dance traditions of Assam in northeast IndiaFolk dance · Group · Circle
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreKhattakخټک اتڼ
A rapid Pashtun warrior dance performed in circles with swords and spinsWar or martial dance · Circle · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaOdisha folk dance
Diverse regional, tribal, and martial folk dance traditions from the state of OdishaFolk dance · Group · Circle
🇮🇳 IndiaMaachमाच
A sung folk drama from Madhya Pradesh performed on a raised stage with music and dance.Folk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaDhemsa
A tribal group dance from central and eastern India danced late into the nightFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaDalkhai
A folk dance of Western Odisha tribes performed during Hindu festivals and epics.Folk dance
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMarfa
A rhythmic stick and sword dance of Hyderabadi Muslims, performed to kettledrum beats.Folk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaMatki Dance
A solo women's dance from central India where performers balance a clay pot in a circle.Folk dance · Solo · Circle
🇮🇳 IndiaRaibensheরায়বেঁশে
A Bengali martial dance of energetic acrobatics and long bamboo polesFolk dance
🇦🇲 ArmeniaBerdԲերդապար (berdapar)
A two-storey human wall dance from Armenia, performed to zurna and dhol.Folk dance · Circle
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Chari dance: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, source
- Assamese folk dance: Diganta Talukdar, CC0, source
- Matki Dance: Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ramlila: Ankit Gupta, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chhau: Skasish, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bihu dance: Digantatalukdar, CC0, source
- Gair dance: Manojmeena, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ghoomar: Aali Jain, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gotipua: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nati: Ramesh Lalwani, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bhangra: Jimmysekhon25, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Garba: anurag agnihotri, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chholiya: Amitsah8888, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jhijhiya: DEV, CC BY 3.0, source
- Jhumair: Ssubhadip996, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Danda Naata: Goutama, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Punjabi folk dance: ਕੁਲਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kachchhi Ghodi: shankar s., CC BY 2.0, source
- Dhemsa: Government of Odisha, CC BY 4.0, source
- Raibenshe: Iamsantanubose, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khattak: The National Archives UK, No restrictions, source