Cheraw - Bamboo Dance of Mizoram performed in Shilpgram Festival 2009, Udaipur.

Cheraw also known as 'Bamboo Dance', bamboos are used in this dance. The dancer moves by stepping alternatively in and out from between and across a pair of horizontal bamboos, held against the ground by people sitting face to face at either sides. They tap the bamboos, open and close in rhythmic beats. The bamboos, when clapped, produce a sharp sound which forms the rhythm of the dance. It indicates the timing fo the dance as well. The dancer steps in and out to the beats of the bamboos with and grace. The patterns and stepping of the dance have many variations.

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