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- Cheraw dance is a traditional dance of Mizoram, India.
- It is also known as “Bamboo dance”.
- It is performed by six to eight people in a group.
- It is performed by using bamboo staves in cross horizontal forms on ground.
- The male dancers move these bamboo staves in rhythmic beats.
- The female dancers perform by stepping in and out of the bamboo blocks.
- The sound of the bamboo hitting each other is the rhythm for the dance.
- It is performed by wearing traditional costumes of vibrant colours.
- It is believed to have emerged out of a ritual.
- It is the most colourful, enthusiastic and graceful dance of Mizoram.
