<P> Tera Tali is another famous folk dance of Rajasthan . Performed by the' Kamar' tribe . The women folk sit on the ground while performing the Tera Tali . Men? Well they just sing . An interesting part of the Tera Tali dance is tying of metal cymbals (Manjiras) to different parts of the body, mostly on the legs . On many occasions the women clasp a sword in between their teeth and balance a decorative pot on their head . </P> <Ul> <Li> Singhi Chham is a masked dance of Sikkim, depicting snow lion - the cultural symbol of the state . (Snow lion was decreed the guardian deity of the people of Sikkim by Guru Padamsambhava). The third highest mountain in the world - Kanchenjunga (Khang - Chen Dzong Pa), standing sentinel over the state of Sikkim, is believed to resemble the legendary snow lion . The natives display their cultural symbol by dressing up in furry costumes and performing this majestic masked dance . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Singhi Chham is a masked dance of Sikkim, depicting snow lion - the cultural symbol of the state . (Snow lion was decreed the guardian deity of the people of Sikkim by Guru Padamsambhava). The third highest mountain in the world - Kanchenjunga (Khang - Chen Dzong Pa), standing sentinel over the state of Sikkim, is believed to resemble the legendary snow lion . The natives display their cultural symbol by dressing up in furry costumes and performing this majestic masked dance . </Li> <P> Parai Attam, or Thappattam, is a dance in which folks beat Parai and dance to its rhythm . It is one of the oldest traditional dances, originally performed for multiple reasons, ranging from warning people about the upcoming war, requesting the civilians to leave the battlefield, announcing victory or defeat, stopping a breach of water body, gathering farmers for farming activities, warning the wild animals about people's presence, during festivals, wedding, celebrations, worship of nature and so on . </P>

Folk dance of all 29 states of india