Kummi

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Kummi is a traditional Tamil folk dance performed in a circle, typically by women clapping rhythmically and singing during festivals and communal celebrations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kummi canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tamil folk dance ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
accompaniedBy clapping as percussion ⓘ
ageGroup adults ⓘ
children ⓘ
youth ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage Tamil ⓘ
attire traditional Tamil dress ⓘ
culturalFunction celebration of harvest ⓘ
community bonding ⓘ
devotional expression ⓘ
culturalRegion South India ⓘ
danceStructure simple repetitive steps ⓘ
difficultyLevel easy to learn ⓘ
formationType circle ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Tamil Nadu ⓘ
intangibleHeritageType oral tradition ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
keyElement group singing ⓘ
rhythmic clapping ⓘ
keyMovement clapping ⓘ
musicType folk songs ⓘ
participantRole group responds in chorus ⓘ
leader starts song ⓘ
performedBy girls ⓘ
women ⓘ
performedDuring Navaratri ⓘ
Pongal ⓘ
communal celebrations ⓘ
festivals ⓘ
harvest celebrations ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ
village gatherings ⓘ
performedIn Puducherry ⓘ
Sri Lankan Tamil communities ⓘ
linked to: Sri Lankan Tamils

Tamil Nadu ⓘ
relatedTo Dandiya Raas ⓘ
Garba ⓘ
linked to: Garba dance

Kolattam ⓘ
requiresInstrument no ⓘ
rhythm clap-based rhythm patterns ⓘ
socialContext rural communities ⓘ
women’s gatherings ⓘ
tempo moderate ⓘ
transmissionMode informal community teaching ⓘ
intergenerational learning ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.