{{Short description|Traditional Punjabi folk dance}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox dance | name = Jhumar | native_name = | native_name_lang = | etymology = | image = A_group_of_dancers_from_Punjab_performing_"Jhoomer"_dance_at_the_Republic_Day_Folk_Dance_Festival_2004_in_New_Delhi_on_January_20.jpg | alt = | caption = Jhumar performed in New Delhi | genre = Folk dance | signature = | instruments = | inventor = | year = | origin = Punjab }}{{Punjabis}}
thumb|right|300px|Jhumar performed before 1947 '''Jhūmar''' or '''Jhoomar''' (also called '''Ghūmbar''' in Sandal Bar) is a traditional Punjabi folk dance originating from the Sandal Bar and Chaj Doab regions of Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-04-29 |title=International Dance Day is being observed today |url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/international-dance-day-is-being-observed-today/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Global Village Space |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Of culture and political identity {{!}} Art & Culture {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/568182-culture-political-identity |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Roy |first=AnjaliGera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KzArDwAAQBAJ&dq=Jhummar+origin&pg=PA22 |title=Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond |date=2017-07-05 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-57400-6 |language=en}}</ref> The word "Jhūmar" comes from ''Jhūm'', which means 'to sway' in Punjabi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Manga |first=Dhiren |date=2018-08-21 |title=The Most Popular Dances of Pakistan |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/most-popular-dances-pakistan |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=DESIblitz |language=en}}</ref>
The dance is also called Jungle-dance of Jhang-Sials which has a tribal sounding beat - 16 beats on the drum per cycle.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roy |first=AnjaliGera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KzArDwAAQBAJ&dq=Jhummar+origin&pg=PA22 |title=Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond |date=2017-07-05 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-57400-6 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tgu_NVIcns Watch Jhumar Performance Video Online] Category:Folk dances of Punjab Category:Dance in Pakistan Category:Bhangra (music)