Rouf, a folk dance, is usually performed by women during spring time in Jammu and Kashmir. The dancers split themselves into two rows facing each other and put their arms around the shoulder of the dancers next to them.
The dance is inclusive of simple footwork. Chakri, a pleasant pathetic song based on mystical poetry, is sung while performance. Rouf is also performed on all festive occasions such as Id-ul-Fitar.
This is a spring time dance. This dance is performed by the women community wearing colorful costumes. This dance is practiced during the occasions of Eid and Ramzan. Women generally line up face to face in this dance. One of the most notable features is their intricate footwork during the dance which is called as Chakri in the local language.
This dance is practiced with mystical poetry and the dancers dance in sync with the rhythm of the poem. The popularity of this folk dance in Jammu and Kashmir can be gauged by the fact that the dance form made its way into the famous movie “Mission Kashmir”.
This dance is almost steeped in antiquity. Rouf is always performed in the accompaniment of pleasant pathetic song. It is performed on all festive occasions and particularly on the evenings of Ramzan and IDD days.
Another famous traditional dance form is Rouf which is found in Kashmir region. This dance form is practiced on festive occasions like Eid and Ramzan days are going. It is performed by group of women standing face to face to each other but the most notable feature of this dance form is the footwork of the dancers. One of the most known dance form in all the regions of Jammu and Kashmir is ‘Rouf; which is generally pronounced as ‘ruf’ in villages and as ‘row’ in cities. It is a dance performed on set of spring season and has always been an integral part of kashmiri people since a very long time.
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