Thali, Jadda and Jhainta - Folk Dances of Kumaon

While the Thali is a graceful dance of the women, the Jadda and Jhainta are dances in which men and women whirl together with gay abandon. The whole region a kaleidoscope of folk dancing. the Kumaonis, with their powers of endurance, can go on dancing even after a hard day work. A very part of their life, dance and music surge upto fulfil their emotional and social needs, dancing keeping them ever fresh and alive. The Kumaonis prove the old adage. "The tribe which dances does not die."

Similar Pages - Other Folk Dance of Garhwal
Langvir Nritya | Barada Nati | Pandva Nritya | Shotiya Tribal Folk Dances

Folk Songs of Garhwal
Chhopati | Chounphula and Jhumeila | Basanti | Mangal | Jagars | Bajuband | Khuded | Chhura

Folk Dance of Kumaon
Ramola | Jagars | Chhapeli | Chancheri | Jhora | Choliya Dance | Thali, Jadda and Jhainta