Answer: Dhangar

Explanation:

Dhangar Dance is a well known Goan dance form performed by a shepherd community known as Dhangars. It is considered a Navratri dance which involves a fusion of adoration, a vigorous session of worship and dance performed to please and worship "Bira Deva" or "Biruba" for his blessings.The Dhangar dance also known as the Dhangari Gaja Dance is performed in traditional Marathi dresses which include a Kathiawari-styled white dress and turban with colorful handkerchiefs.

Answer: Pashtun

Explanation:

The Pashtun tribe of Pakistan performs a traditional dance form called ‘Waziri Dance’. Waziristan, a region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, is a large area and has a particular Pashtun culture.

Answer: West Bengal

Explanation:

Poush Mela is an annual fair and festival that takes place in Santiniketan, in Birbhum District of West Bengal, marking the harvest season. The key characteristics of this fair include live performances of Bengali folk music, such as baul, kirtan and Kobigan.

Answer: Chham dance

Explanation:

Chham dance, performed by Buddhists to ward off evil spirits, is a dance form of Himachal Pradesh.The ritual is performed for the greater good of humanity, destruction of bad spirits and for moral instruction to viewers.

Answer: Baga

Explanation:

According to Dhillon (1998), Bhangra is related to the Punjabi dance ' bagaa', which is a martial dance of Punjab.

Answer: Nagaland

Explanation:

The major folk dances of Nagaland include Modse, Agurshikukula, Butterfly Dance, Aaluyattu, Sadal Kekai, Changai Dance, Kuki Dance, Leshalaptu, Khamba Lim, Mayur Dance, Monyoasho, Rengma, Seecha and Kukui Kucho, Shankai and Moyashai etc, however, the prominent ones are War Dance and Zeliang Dance.

Answer: Bhavai

Explanation:

Bhavai may derive from the Sanskrit word Bhava, meaning expression or emotion. It is also associated with Hindu goddess Amba. Bhav means universe and Aai means mother, so it may be considered an art form dedicated to the Mother of the Universe, Amba. Bhavai is also known as Vesha or Swang, which literally means ' get-up'.

Answer: Meghalaya

Explanation:

'Behdienkhlam' (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated annually in July after the sowing period and is the most important dance festival of the Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya.

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Explanation:

Bhands are the traditional folk entertainers and plays of the Bhands are called panther. It is predominantly practised in Jammu & Kashmir.

Answer: Karnataka

Explanation:

Bhootada Kola is a spiritual folk dance in which some rituals involve walking on a bed of hot coal and is practised in coastal districts of Karnataka. It is a ritual folk dance from the coastal districts and some parts of malenadu of Karnataka, India. The dance is highly stylized and held in honor of the local deities worshiped by the Tulu speaking population. It has influenced Yakshagana folk theatre.