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Sourced or Silent · CC BY-SA 4.0Jhūmar or Jhoomar (also called Ghūmbar in Sandal Bar) is a traditional Punjabi folk dance originating from the Sandal Bar and Chaj Doab regions of Punjab.
01 · What it is
DanceLive movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.
02 · Where & name
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03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)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 jhumar in plain words?
Jhūmar or Jhoomar (also called Ghūmbar in Sandal Bar) is a traditional Punjabi folk dance originating from the Sandal Bar and Chaj Doab regions of Punjab.
Where is jhumar practised or documented?
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What is the current condition of jhumar today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 1 sourceJhūmar or Jhoomar (also called Ghūmbar in Sandal Bar) is a traditional Punjabi folk dance originating from the Sandal Bar and Chaj Doab regions of Punjab. The word "Jhūmar" comes from Jhūm, which means 'to sway' in Punjabi.
The dance is also called Jungle-dance of Jhang-Sials which has a tribal sounding beat - 16 beats on the drum per cycle.
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Jhumar”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
jhumar is music genre and type of dance, 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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