Dances with the harmonium
10 dances from around the world that are danced to the harmonium.
🇮🇳 IndiaYakshaganaಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ
A coastal Karnataka dance-drama performed from dusk to dawn with elaborate costumes and live music.Classical dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaSattriya
A classical dance-drama from Assam, rooted in Vaishnava monastery traditionClassical dance · Solo · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaGotipuaଗୋଟିପୁଅ
A group dance by boys dressed as women, honouring Krishna in OdishaFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaBhagavata Mela
An all-night Vaishnavite temple dance-drama from the Kaveri deltaClassical dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaChari dance
A Rajasthani pot-balancing dance with flaming brass vessels performed by womenFolk dance · Group
🇮🇳 IndiaBhavai
A solo folk dance from Rajasthan where performers balance earthen pots while dancing on swords and glass.Folk dance · Solo
🇮🇳 IndiaOppanaഒപ്പന
A celebratory seated-circle dance and song from the Muslim community of KeralaFolk 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
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreKushan dance
A Rajbongshi folk drama form based on the Ramayan, performed with bamboo instruments.Folk dance · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Yakshagana: Krishnamoorthy Sudhakar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chari dance: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sattriya: User: Sattriyadance, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gotipua: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bhavai: Vijay Sundararaman Iyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Oppana: Shagil Kannur, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bhagavata Mela: Nanjil Bala, CC BY-SA 4.0, source