Fill in the Blank: In Jhora dance, participants hold each other by the ______.

Correct — B. Jhora is a community folk dance of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

The state-run Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) describes it plainly: 'The dancers dance in a circle by holding each other's arms.'

A circle with arms linked → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Shoulders — Shoulders are not what the Kumaon source describes. It has the dancers form their circle by holding each other's arms.
• (c)
  Waist — A waist hold is not in the description. KMVN's account forms the circle with dancers holding each other's arms.
• (d)
  Wrists — Wrists is not the source's word. KMVN says the dancers hold each other's arms as they dance in a circle.

Jhora is danced by men and women together in a circle. KMVN says it is performed at the coming of spring, at fairs and at weddings, and that it is mainly performed to ensure peace between communities.

It is danced to the music of various instruments, and the dancers' linked arms hold the circle together as it moves.

Key facts

• Jhora is a folk dance of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
• Its dancers form a circle by holding each other's arms, and men and women dance together.
• It is performed at the coming of spring, at fairs and at weddings.
• Chanchari, a Kumaon dance similar to Jhora, is danced in a semi-circle at a slow tempo.

Common traps

• Picking the grip that sounds most like a chain dance, shoulders or waist: the Kumaon description names arms.
• Placing Jhora outside Kumaon: it belongs to the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand.

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