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The transformation of the custom of Bihu dance prevalent among the Koiborta community of Nagaon district

2022; Linguagem: Inglês

10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.5349

2550-6978

Shilpa Hazarika, Rumi Das,

Theater, Performance, and Music History

In a folk society, the conventionally prevalent dance is known as folk dance. However, in recent times, the idea of ‘Folk’ has changed, and along with it, the changing notion in terms of folk dance is also a natural phenomenon. In this context, among the Koibortas residing in Nagaon, the as prevalent folk dance such as Bihu dance associated with the festival of Bihu and the ‘Satriya’ Or ‘Sankari Nitya’ propounded by Sankardeva is worth mentioning. Through the lenses of this dance, the specimen of their cultural diversity, unity, integrity, and harmony is displayed. In the bandwagon of time, the culture inclines towards modernization; just like that, the two types, as mentioned earlier of folk dance, are widely spread among the Koiborto community of Nagaon. Some of the community members have embraced the conventional traditional, and it also has fallen into the whole of modernity and witnessing a transformation.