Dance

Siddi folk dance

India

Siddi folk dance is recorded in open cultural data. This page is a machine-generated stub awaiting review by someone who knows the tradition.

Rhythmic dance moves of Siddis, colourful attire and appearance are unmistakably African. The Siddis of Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳು) (also spelled Siddhis) are an ethnic group inhabiting India. Members are descended from Bantu peoples from Southeast Africa that were…
Rhythmic dance moves of Siddis, colourful attire and appearance are unmistakably African. The Siddis of Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳು) (also spelled Siddhis) are an ethnic group inhabiting India. Members are descended from Bantu peoples from Southeast Africa that were…
Rhythmic dance moves of Siddis, colourful attire and appearance are unmistakably African. The Siddis of Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳು) (also spelled Siddhis) are an ethnic group inhabiting India. Members are descended from Bantu peoples from Southeast Africa that were…
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Siddi folk dance is recorded in open cultural data.

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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Siddi folk dance is recorded in open cultural data.

Where is Siddi folk dance practised or documented?

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What is the current condition of Siddi folk dance today?

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The tradition & historical record

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