Dadra is associated with the Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent.
This is a Hindustani classical tala (rhythmic cycle), consisting of six beats in two equal divisions of three.
This can also be shown using the following figure In this context dadra is a light classical vocal form in Hindustani classical music, mostly performed in Agra and in Bundelkhand region.
The peculiarity of Dadra genre is that the Sthayi is in Braj Bhasha while the Antara is sometimes in Urdu.
It is one of the illustrations of how cultures have amalgamated and coexisted in Indian classical music.