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	The origins of traditional bhangra are speculative. According to Dhillon (1998), bhangra is related to the Punjabi dance '<nowiki/>'''Bagaa'''', which is a martial dance of Punjab.<ref name="Dhillon">Dhillon, Iqbal S. (1998). ''Folk Dances of Punjab''. Delhi: National Book Shop.</ref> However, the folk dance of Bhangra originated in the [[Sialkot]] district of [[Majha]].<ref name="Dhillon"/><ref>Ballantyne, Tony. ''Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=R9PXaUmk-sAC&pg=PA128&dq=bhangra+originated+in+sialkot&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wLdLVbSzI8rV7AbYqIDIAQ&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=gurdaspur&f=false]</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_nmZjCerzi4C&q=bhangra+gurdaspur&pg=PA85\|title=Land of Five Rivers\|first=Khushwant\|last=Singh\|date=23 May 2017 \|publisher=Orient Paperbacks\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9788122201079}}</ref> The traditional form of bhangra danced in the villages of Sialkot district was regarded as the standard.<ref>Ballantyne, Tony (2007). ''Textures of the Sikh Past: New Historical Perspectives'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=1WsMAQAAMAAJ&q=sialkot+bhangra+pure+form&dq=sialkot+bhangra+pure+form&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pg5TVaONH8ToUoL1gUA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA]</ref> The community form of traditional bhangra has been maintained in Gurdaspur district, [[India]], and has been maintained by people who have settled in [[Hoshiarpur]], Punjab, India.<ref name="Dhillon"/> Traditional		The origins of traditional bhangra are speculative. According to Dhillon (1998), bhangra is related to the Punjabi dance '<nowiki/>'''Bagaa'''', which is a martial dance of Punjab.<ref name="Dhillon">Dhillon, Iqbal S. (1998). ''Folk Dances of Punjab''. Delhi: National Book Shop.</ref> However, the folk dance of Bhangra originated in the [[Sialkot]] district of [[Majha]].<ref name=":5">{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_nmZjCerzi4C&q=bhangra+gurdaspur&pg=PA85\|title=Land of Five Rivers\|first=Khushwant\|last=Singh\|date=23 May 2017 \|publisher=Orient Paperbacks\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9788122201079}}</ref><ref name="Dhillon"/><ref>Ballantyne, Tony. ''Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=R9PXaUmk-sAC&pg=PA128&dq=bhangra+originated+in+sialkot&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wLdLVbSzI8rV7AbYqIDIAQ&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=gurdaspur&f=false]</ref> The traditional form of bhangra danced in the villages of Sialkot district was regarded as the standard.<ref>Ballantyne, Tony (2007). ''Textures of the Sikh Past: New Historical Perspectives'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=1WsMAQAAMAAJ&q=sialkot+bhangra+pure+form&dq=sialkot+bhangra+pure+form&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pg5TVaONH8ToUoL1gUA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA]</ref> The community form of traditional bhangra has been maintained in Gurdaspur district, [[India]], and has been maintained by people who have settled in [[Hoshiarpur]], Punjab, India.<ref name="Dhillon"/> Traditional
	bhangra is performed in a circle<ref>{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gRNTUme_a-4C&q=bhangra+pakistan+harvest&pg=PT38\|title=Teens in Pakistan\|first=J. M.\|last=Bedell\|date=23 May 2017 \|publisher=Capstone\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9780756540432}}</ref> and is performed using traditional dance steps. Traditional bhangra is now also performed on occasions other than during the harvest season.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Black \|first=Carolyn \|title=Pakistan: The culture \|date=2003 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=J3adRL3lQwMC&q=bhangra+festivals++pakistan&pg=PA26 \|isbn=9780778793489 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rRYZAQAAIAAJ&q=bhangra+pakistan+harvest \|title=Pakistan Almanac\|date=23 May 2017\|publisher=Royal Book Company\|via=Google Books}}</ref> According to Ganhar (1975),<ref name="Ganhar">{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N9IXAAAAIAAJ&q=bhangra\|title=Jammu, Shrines and Pilgrimages\|first=J. N.\|last=Ganhar\|date=23 May 1975\|publisher=Ganhar Publications\|via=Google Books}}</ref> bhangra originated into Sialkot of [[Majha]] which shares high affinity with Jammu making it part of the heritage of [[Jammu]] which is danced on Baisakhi. Other Punjabi folk dances such as [[Giddha]] and Luddi have also been heritage of Jammu.<ref name="Ganhar" /><ref>Harjap Singh Aujla Bhangra as an art is flourishing in India and appears to be on the verge of extinction in Pakistan [http://www.apnaorg.com/articles/aujla-14/]</ref><ref>Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mohinder Singh Randhawa (1959) Farmers of India: Punjab Himachal Pradesh, Jammy & Kashmir, by M. S. Randhawa and P. Nath [https://books.google.com/books?id=hVZIAQAAIAAJ&q=bhangra++jammu&dq=bhangra++jammu&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yOpVVYr8KoT-UqLSgKAJ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwADgy] g</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/gidha-folk-dance/\|title=Gidha Folk Dance\|date=12 May 2012}}</ref><ref>Balraj Puri (1983). Simmering Volcano: Study of Jammu's Relations with Kashmir [https://books.google.com/books?id=o_ILAAAAIAAJeg&q=bhangra++jammu&dq=bhangra++jammu&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZehVVZP5M4T9UKL6gKgH&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ]</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljjfOf95bxMC&q=folk+dances++jammu+punjab\|title=Western Himalayan Folk Arts\|first=Omacanda\|last=Hāṇḍā\|date=1 January 2006\|publisher=Pentagon Press\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9788182741959}}</ref> [[Punjabi language]] influences can be observed when people dance such dances.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&q=dogri+gidda&pg=PA1675 \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature\|first=Amaresh\|last=Datta\|date=23 May 1988\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9788126011940}}</ref> [[Jammu]] falls within the [[Punjab region]] and shares an affinity with Punjab.<ref>Manohar Sajnan (2001). Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India, Volume 1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdMNBxOsvrUC&pg=PA138&dq=dogri+bhangra&hl=en&sa=X&ei=y85geVVbLdH8PjU_3wgOgK&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=dogri%20bhangra&f=false]</ref>		bhangra is performed in a circle<ref>{{cite book \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gRNTUme_a-4C&q=bhangra+pakistan+harvest&pg=PT38\|title=Teens in Pakistan\|first=J. M.\|last=Bedell\|date=23 May 2017 \|publisher=Capstone\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9780756540432}}</ref> and is performed using traditional dance steps. Traditional bhangra is now also performed on occasions other than during the harvest season.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Black \|first=Carolyn \|title=Pakistan: The culture \|date=2003 \|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=J3adRL3lQwMC&q=bhangra+festivals++pakistan&pg=PA26 \|isbn=9780778793489 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rRYZAQAAIAAJ&q=bhangra+pakistan+harvest \|title=Pakistan Almanac\|date=23 May 2017\|publisher=Royal Book Company\|via=Google Books}}</ref> According to Ganhar (1975),<ref name="Ganhar">{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N9IXAAAAIAAJ&q=bhangra\|title=Jammu, Shrines and Pilgrimages\|first=J. N.\|last=Ganhar\|date=23 May 1975\|publisher=Ganhar Publications\|via=Google Books}}</ref> bhangra originated into Sialkot of [[Majha]] which shares high affinity with Jammu making it part of the heritage of [[Jammu]] which is danced on Baisakhi. Other Punjabi folk dances such as [[Giddha]] and Luddi have also been heritage of Jammu.<ref name="Ganhar" /><ref>Harjap Singh Aujla Bhangra as an art is flourishing in India and appears to be on the verge of extinction in Pakistan [http://www.apnaorg.com/articles/aujla-14/]</ref><ref>Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mohinder Singh Randhawa (1959) Farmers of India: Punjab Himachal Pradesh, Jammy & Kashmir, by M. S. Randhawa and P. Nath [https://books.google.com/books?id=hVZIAQAAIAAJ&q=bhangra++jammu&dq=bhangra++jammu&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yOpVVYr8KoT-UqLSgKAJ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwADgy] g</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/gidha-folk-dance/\|title=Gidha Folk Dance\|date=12 May 2012}}</ref><ref>Balraj Puri (1983). Simmering Volcano: Study of Jammu's Relations with Kashmir [https://books.google.com/books?id=o_ILAAAAIAAJeg&q=bhangra++jammu&dq=bhangra++jammu&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZehVVZP5M4T9UKL6gKgH&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ]</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljjfOf95bxMC&q=folk+dances++jammu+punjab\|title=Western Himalayan Folk Arts\|first=Omacanda\|last=Hāṇḍā\|date=1 January 2006\|publisher=Pentagon Press\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9788182741959}}</ref> [[Punjabi language]] influences can be observed when people dance such dances.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&q=dogri+gidda&pg=PA1675 \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature\|first=Amaresh\|last=Datta\|date=23 May 1988\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9788126011940}}</ref> [[Jammu]] falls within the [[Punjab region]] and shares an affinity with Punjab.<ref>Manohar Sajnan (2001). Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India, Volume 1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=vdMNBxOsvrUC&pg=PA138&dq=dogri+bhangra&hl=en&sa=X&ei=y85geVVbLdH8PjU_3wgOgK&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=dogri%20bhangra&f=false]</ref>

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'''Bhangra''' is an Indian dance from the [[Punjab]]. It is the most famous dance there. It has spread to other parts of the [[subcontinent]], and to other countries such as the [[U.K.]] Bhangra has a specific kind of music like an upbeat song.

The traditional form of Bhangra danced in the villages of [[Sialkot]] district is regarded as the standard.<ref>Ballantyne, Tony 2007. ''Textures of the Sikh past: new historical perspectives.'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=1WsMAQAAMAAJ&q=sialkot+bhangra+pure+form&dq=sialkot+bhangra+pure+form&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pg5TVaONH8ToUoL1gUA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA]</ref> The community form of traditional Bhangra has been kept in the [[Gurdaspur]] district, [[India]], and in [[Hoshiarpur]], Punjab, India. Traditional Bhangra is performed in a circle.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/?id=gRNTUme_a-4C&pg=PT38&dq=bhangra+pakistan+harvest#v=onepage&q=bhangra+pakistan+harvest&f=false|title=Teens in Pakistan|first=J.M.|last=Bedell|date= 2017 |publisher=Capstone|via=Google Books|isbn=9780756540432}}</ref>

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