Question
Download Solution PDFCheraw Dance is a traditional dance form of which state?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Mizoram.
Key Points
- Cheraw dance
- Cheraw is one of the traditional and oldest dances of Mizoram. It is also recognized as the oldest dance form of Mizoram.
- It is also known as the Bamboo dance.
- Chewar is performed by six to eight people holding a pair of bamboo staves on another horizontally placed bamboo at the ground on special occasions such as when there is a bumper harvest of a crop. Gongs and drums are used as musical instruments in Cheraw dance.
- It is one of the most famous dances in Mizoram, and a centre of attraction during festive occasions.
- khuallam, Sarlamkai, Chheihlam and Mizo are other Traditional Dances of Mizoram.
Additional Information
- Mizoram
- Capital - Aizawl
- Chief Minister - Lalduhawma
- Governor - Ajay Kumar Bhalla
- State Bird - Vavu
- State Animal - Saza
- State Tree - Herhse
- State Flower - Senhri
- National Parks - Murlen National Park, Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park.
| States | Dance forms |
| Assam | Bihu dance |
| Sikkim | Rechungma, Gha To Kito, Chi Rmu, etc. |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Popir, Buiya |
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