What is Bhangra?

Bhangra is a lively form of folk music and dance thatTeeyan to welcome the monsoon. 
originates from Punjab. People traditionally performedToday bhangra is not just a dance form, but a term
Bhangra when celebrating the harvest. While Bhangrathat embraces a new form of music. Initially it was a
began as a part of harvest festival celebrations, itdance performed to celebrate a good harvest. Soon
eventually became a part of such diverse occasionsit was not just confined to the harvest time but
as weddings and New Year celebrations. Moreover,found its place at weddings and almost all other
during the last thirty years, Bhangra has enjoyed acelebratory occasions. It looked beyond the boundaries
surge in popularity worldwide, both in traditional formof Punjab with its inclusion in innumerable Bollywood
and as a fusion with genres such as hip-hop, house,films. Performers like Daler Mehndi, Bhuppi, Jassi, etc.
and reggae. Bhangra is truly becoming more popularhave taken it to the top of the Indipop charts. Finally, it
worldwide and people of non-Punjabi background arecrossed the seas to become the most 'happening'
listening to and performing Bhangra.thing on the Asian club scene in London. Modern DJs
Bhangra includes tricks and acrobatic feats in itsfound that the foot-tapping rhythms
performance. The female version of the bhangra isof bhangra were almost begging to be remixed.
known as the gidha. It is performed by a group ofToday, you can't escape it. It's on television; you hear it
female dancers, but like in the bhangra, pairs ofin cabs and discos alike. It has crossed all boundaries
dancers or individual dancers break away to show offof religion, caste, community and
their skill while the rest of the dancers clap in rhythm.country. Bhangra has gone international.
The gidha is performed at the time of the festival of