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Performing Art · Meghalaya
Hogro (Garo)
The community dance of the Garo people performed at the smaller village festivals of the Garo Hills — with the men and women dancing in a circle to the Garo drum (the dama) and the song of the community.
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Hogro is the community folk-dance of the Garo people of Meghalaya, performed at the smaller village festivals of the Garo Hills. The dance is one of the documented regional traditions of the Garo community and forms part of the broader Garo folk-dance repertoire (alongside the central Wangala dance). The Hogro is performed at the village festival and at the cultural programmes of the Garo region and is regularly performed at the cultural programmes of the state.
Hogro is performed by men and women of the Garo community in a circle at the central courtyard of the village or at the open ground of the festival. The men and women perform in coordinated steps to the song of the Hogro cycle and to the rhythm of the Garo drums (the dama and the kram). The dance is gentle, with the small stepping rhythm of the Garo tradition. Costume is the traditional Garo dress — the egring (the women's head-dress) and the colourful shawl. Performances are at the village festival and at the cultural programmes of the state.
The community dance of the Garo people performed at the smaller village festivals of the Garo Hills — with the men and women dancing in a circle to the Garo drum (the dama) and the song of the community.
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