Luddi
The men's victory dance, swaying and clapping in a circle to the dhol, danced across the western Punjab.
Luddi is danced by men to celebrate a victory, a wedding or a good harvest. The dancers move in a circle, swaying from the waist, clapping, and turning their heads in time to the dhol, sometimes with one hand behind the back.
It is especially loved in Pakistani Punjab, and is danced by crowds after cricket victories and at weddings and political rallies.
More dance and martial play
The harvest dance of the men of Majha, now the best known dance of South Asia.
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The women's dance of clapping and boliyan, full of wit and mimicry.
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The slow, swaying dance of the bar country, danced in a circle around the drummer.
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The Sikh art of the stick and sword, practised by the Nihangs and displayed at every Hola Mohalla.
SammiThe women's dance of the Sandal Bar, with raised arms and a song for a lost lover.
The men's giddha of the Malwa: boliyan sung in a ring, with the kato, sapp and bugchu clattering in time.
▶ WatchDhamaalThe whirling trance dance of the Sufi shrines, danced to the dhol on Thursday nights.
The night before a wedding, when the bride's or groom's family carry a pot of lamps through the village singing to wake it up.