Folk dances of Punjab

After harvesting their wheat crops during the Vaisakhi season, people used to attend cultural festivals while dancing bhangra.

The attire is completed by dressing the hair in two braids and folk ornaments and wearing a tikka on the forehead.

The dance originated in the Malwa area of the Punjab region and is associated with the districts of Muktsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Sangrur, Ferozpur, Mansa and Patiala.

[10] Luddi is performed in circles by both men and women while clicking their fingers and clapping hands, jumps and half-turns.

It is also performed by women, who dress in bright colourful kurtas and lehengas, often accompanied with a silver hair accessory.

The Coke Studio track ‘Sammi Meri Waar’ by Umair Jaswal and Quratulain Baloch is a popular song of this dance genre.

[34] Kikkli is a popular female folk dance performed by two holding hands and twirling each other in circle and balancing their positions in circular motions.

[39] Then they wheel round fast continuously with their dupattas floating in the air and anklets making tinkling sound.

[41] The gatka is now popular as a sport or sword dance performance art and is often shown during Sikh festivals.