Bagurumba

The Bagurumba (Bodo: बागुरुम्बा) is a traditional dance of the indigenous Boro people living in the State of Assam and North East India. This is a traditional dance which is passed from one generation to the next. Typically, the Bodo women perform the Bagurumba dance, wearing their colourful traditional attire dokhna, jwmgra (fasra) and aronai. The Bagurumba dance is accepted as the main traditional dance of the Boro people. In addition to Bagurumba, there are several other important dances like Bardwisikhla dance, Mwsaglangnai dance, Dahal-tungri sibnai dance, Sikri sikla dance, Daosri delai dance, Sa-gwlao mwsanai, Kopri sibnai mwsanai and so on. These dances are known as Kristi (cultural) dance. The dance is accompanied by handmade percussion instruments such as 'kham' (a long cylindrical drum, made of wood and goat skin or other animal’s skin), sifung (flute, carved out of bamboo), jota (made of iron/tama), serja (a bowed instrument, made of wood and animals skin), and gongwna (made of bamboo), tharkha (a piece of split bamboo).