The tradition
Sammi (Shahmukhi: سمّی) is a traditional dance form originating from the tribal communities of Punjab. The dance originates from Sandal bar but is also popular in other Bars and Pothohar regions of Pakistani Punjab. 1
History
The dance is named after a young heroine of a legend, Sammi, who was madly in love and used to sing and dance as best as she could for the sake of her love. 1
Costume
The dancers are dressed in bright colored kurtas and full flowing skirts called Ghagra or Lehenga. A peculiar silver hair ornament is associated with this dance. 1
Performance
Like Giddha it is danced in a circle. The dancers stand in a ring and swing their hands bringing them up from the sides, right in front. The refrain of the most popular Sammi song is "Sammi Meri waar..". 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sammi (dance)”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Sammi is traditional dance form of Punjab, 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. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2
