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Bhangra

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Total Pages: 1.63
Total Words: 408
Total Characters: 2158
Number of Sentences: 25

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Words per Sentences: 16.32
Characters per Words: 5.29

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Flesch Reading Ease: 58.39
Fog Scale Level: 11.53
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 9.17

Bhangra

April 18, 2000

I.                    Introduction

I am here to inform you about a very unique type of dance and song.

II.                 What is Bhangra?

Bhangra is a style of music and dance that originates from the region of Punjab (the land of five rivers) in North India and Pakistan (Tatla).  Many people believe that Bhangra originated in the 1400s, however, it may be even older (Tatla).  The dance is performed when celebrating important occasions such as Vaisakhi (the beginning of the harvest season), weddings, birthday, etc.  During Vaisakhi, the fields with their golden brown wheat invite the farmers to dance, thus reflecting the spirited animation of the Punjabi farmer joyful at the results of his harvest.  Bhangra is often accompanied by singing and, most significantly, the dhol (large drum), the dholaki (smaller version of the dhol), table (set of two small drums), and tumbi (Singh, J.).  The lyrical content depicts celebration, love, patriotism, and current societal issues.

III.               Who performs Bhangra?

Primarily men perform Bhangra, while the ladies perform their own fierce, yet elegant, dance called Giddha. Along with Bhangra, giddha is a folkdance originating from the region of Punjab (Tatla).  Giddha is often performed to songs called boliyan.  These boliyan conv...

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