Ghumura dance

Ghumura
An artist in traditional ghumurā attire
Native nameଘୁମୁରା
GenreFolk dance
OriginOdisha, India

Ghumura dance is a folk dance of Kalahandi district of the Indian state Odisha.[1] It is classified as folk dance as the dress code of Ghumura resembles more like a tribal dance, but there are arguments about[2] mudra and dance forms of Ghumura bearing more resemblance with other classical dance forms of India.

  1. ^ K.B. Nayak, "Ghumura" Folk Dance-A Glory of Kalahandi, in Tribal Dances of India, edited by R.D. Tribhuwan, P.R. Tribhuwan, New Delhi, 1999, p. 79–89
  2. ^ Loka Nutrya Ghumura, Edited by Parameswar Mund, Mahabir Sanskrutika Anusthan, June 2002