Dance

Natua dance

India

Natua dance is type of dance. This page is a machine-generated stub awaiting review by someone who knows the tradition.

Natua is an ancient high-energy, and acrobatic folk dance from West Bengal, particularly Purulia, often considered the root or "mother form" of Chho dance. Primarily performed by men with painted bodies, it blends martial arts and gymnastics to the beat of dhamsha and dhak drums…
Natua is an ancient high-energy, and acrobatic folk dance from West Bengal, particularly Purulia, often considered the root or "mother form" of Chho dance. Primarily performed by men with painted bodies, it blends martial arts and gymnastics to the beat of dhamsha and dhak drums…
Natua is an ancient high-energy, and acrobatic folk dance from West Bengal, particularly Purulia, often considered the root or "mother form" of Chho dance. Primarily performed by men with painted bodies, it blends martial arts and gymnastics to the beat of dhamsha and dhak drums…
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Natua dance is type of dance.

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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Natua dance is type of dance.

Where is Natua dance practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Natua dance in India.

What is the current condition of Natua dance today?

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