What is Jhumur Dance?

About Jhumur: 

• It is a traditional dance of the tea tribe communities of Assam. 
• The dance is usually performed during the Autumn season in Assam. 
• This dance is also found in a few parts of West Bengal. 
• This dance is performed by young girls mostly in an open area like a field or under a tree. 
• The girls performed this dance, accompanied by male members to maintain the rhythm and vocals and play musical instruments. 
• The dance is performed to the rhythmic accompaniment of the Madal, a popular two-headed hand drum. 
• Further accompanying the drums are flute, and a pair of Taals that make the music more harmonious.
• The girls mostly perform the dancing part, holding each other's waist and moving hands and legs forward and backward synchronously. 
• This dance incorporates songs and dialogues, which depict the joys and sorrows, yearning and aspirations of the everyday lives of the common people. 
• Sometimes this dance is performed as a ritual worship, sometimes for courting and lovemaking, and sometimes for prayer for rainfall by the tea tribe communities of Assam.
• It is believed that Jhumur was originally a means of recreation between phases of tedious agricultural work.