Nati (dance)

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The word Nati is used for the traditional folk dance in the Western and Central Hills of the Indian subcontinent. It is primarily native to the states of

Guinness Book of World Records
as largest folk dance.

Kinnaur

Varieties

There are several varieties of Nati performed like Kullvi Nati, Mahasuvi Nati, Sirmauri Nati, Kinnauri Nati, Jaunpuri Nati, Barada Nati,

mime
-like and includes languid sequences.

Sirmauri Nati

Records

The Nati Dance in the second week of January 2016 was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest folk dance in the world. Nati entered in the book as the largest folk dance in terms of participants’ number. Total 9892 women participated in this folk dance in their traditional colourful Kullvi dress on 26 October 2015 during International Dussehra festival. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Himachal Pradesh Dances - Folk Dances of Himachal Pradesh, Traditional Dance Himachal Pradesh India". Bharatonline.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ "kullu nati get guinees world record certificate". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2016.