Thursday 6 April 2017

Traditional Folk Dance of Purulia District



Purulia District of West Bengal has become very famous not only in India but also in many foreign countries because of its amazing folk dance called "Chhau". It is a combination of martial art and drama. Outstanding physical fitness is required to become a Chhou Dancer. This dance is performed wiring different types of musk depicting the characters of drama.The lightening movements of feet , head and every parts of the body with random forward and backward somersaults wearing big musk of the dancers amaze every spectator. This is played by a team of splendid dancers along with vocal experts and efficient musicians.This is a mythological dance and its main objective is to fight and defeat all the evil powers from the society and eventually establish a prosperous life for all. 



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