Bhangra

This event is taking place in the Braithwaite Hall Bhangra is the most popular folk dance from Punjab, originating in the Sialkot area of Punjab, Pakistan. It is especially associated with the vernal Vaisakhi festival. Bhangra was mainly done by Punjabi farmers during the harvesting season. The dance was associated primarily with the spring harvest festival Baisakhi, and it is from one of the major products of the harvest—bhang (hemp)—that bhangra drew its name. In a typical performance, several dancers executed vigorous kicks, leaps, and bends of the body to the accompaniment of short songs called boliyan and, most significantly, to the beat of a dhol (double-headed drum). Suitable for families with children aged 5+