Dance

Gumrag dance

India

Gumrag dance is folk dance of Assam. This page is a machine-generated stub awaiting review by someone who knows the tradition.

There is no written history of Misings about their migration from the Himalayas to the plains of Assam but history was passed down orally in the form of folk songs and stories by the ancestors from generation to generation and is still prevalent among their society. Although,…
There is no written history of Misings about their migration from the Himalayas to the plains of Assam but history was passed down orally in the form of folk songs and stories by the ancestors from generation to generation and is still prevalent among their society. Although,…
There is no written history of Misings about their migration from the Himalayas to the plains of Assam but history was passed down orally in the form of folk songs and stories by the ancestors from generation to generation and is still prevalent among their society. Although,…
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Gumrag dance is folk dance of Assam.

01 · What it is
Dance

Live movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.

02 · Where & name
India

Placed on record in India.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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What is Gumrag dance in plain words?

Gumrag dance is folk dance of Assam.

Where is Gumrag dance practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Gumrag dance in India.

What is the current condition of Gumrag dance today?

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The tradition & historical record

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Gumrag dance is folk dance of Assam, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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