![]() Drums beat fast and loud and the dance ends on a happy note.Each row of dancers sings and dances alternately to the accompaniment of the Mandur and Timki.The dancers put their arms around the waists of their neighbours and form semicircular rows.Later, breaking the formation, the dancers thread in and out and the body movements involve bending of the torso and the knees.The dancers swing to the rhythm of the drum and the clapping of the women folk.The dancers form a two-tiered formation and the movements are usually backward and forward, towards and away from each other.In this group dance, there are usually as many men as women dancers.The dance begins with the planting of the tree, followed by circular formations around it. The traditional Karma Dance gets its name from the Karma tree which stands for fortune and good luck.The headlines of the lyrics is “ Tikwa-jab-jab Maugailion re jatwa – Tikwa kahe na lawle re … ”.The folk mocks to comfort the hurdles of life with a smile.Apart from poverty and sorrow, this dance reflects a rainbow of the sweet and tender quarrel as well as some complaints between husband and wife.Jat-Jatin is a folk dance of the same emigrant husband accompanied by his spouse.It is performed by a pair of man and woman.Jat-Jatin is the most popular folk dance of North Bihar, especially in Mithila and Koshi region.List Of Important Folk Dances Of Bihar Jat Jatin (Folk Dances of Bihar) Holi Dance/Dhamar Jogira (Folk Dances of Bihar). ![]()
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