What is Bhangra (dance)?
[[File:Bhangra punjab.jpg|thumb|Bhangra dancers.]] '''Bhangra''' is an dance from the [[Punjab]] region of [[South Asia]]. It is the most famous dance there. It has spread to other parts of the [[subcontinent]], and to other countries such as the [[U.K.]] Bhangra has a specific kind of music like an upbeat song. The traditional form of Bhangra originated in the villages of [[Sialkot]], [[Pakistan]] and is regarded as the standard.<ref>Ballantyne, Tony 2007. ''Textures of the Sikh past: new historical perspectives.'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=1WsMAQAAMAAJ&q=sialkot+bhangra+pure+form]</ref> The community form of traditional Bhangra has been kept in the [[Gurdaspur]] district, [[India]], and in [[Hoshiarpur]], Punjab, India. Traditional Bhangra is performed in a circle.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gRNTUme_a-4C&dq=bhangra+pakistan+harvest&pg=PT38|title=Teens in Pakistan|first=J.M.|last=Bedell|date= 2017 |publisher=Capstone|via=Google Books|isbn=9780756540432}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Dances]] [[Category:Punjab]] [[Category:Pakistani culture]] [[Category:Punjabi people]] {{stub}}