Cheraw dance is a traditional bamboo dance performed by the
Mizo people
The Mizo people, historically called the Lushais, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group primarily from Mizoram in northeastern India. They speak Mizo, one of the state's official languages and its lingua franca. Beyond Mizoram, sizable Mizo commu ...
of
Mizoram
Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...
, India, consisting of mostly six to eight people holding pairs of bamboo staves on another horizontally placed bamboo on the ground. The male performers then clap the bamboos rhythmically while groups of female dancers dance in intricate steps between the beating bamboo.
Modern
Later practice of Cheraw is accompanied by accordion, mandolin and guitar played in non traditional clothes.
Dress code
The common costumes worn by the performers during the Cheraw dance include:
Women
*Vakiria - is a female headress made of bamboo and decorated with feathers, beetles wings and other colorful objects, from the 1960s it evolved into the present form.
*Kawrchei - White red green black blouse.
*Puanchei - White red green black sarong.
Men
*Khumbeu -
Bamboo hat
*Mizo Shawl
All these traditional costumes of Cheraw Dance come in vibrant colors that further brighten up the surrounding environment.
References
External links
Mizoram Tourism
Indian folk dances
Group dances
Culture of Mizoram
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