Other dances are 'Bara Singha Dance (the Stag dance) and Kankal Dance
(the Skeleton Dance) and folk dances like, the Limbus celebrating
a good harvest. There are some soft rhythm dances too in which women can
participate. The Tamang (Dampu Dance )and Maruni dances (Nepali Dance)
are such in which a couple wavering lighted tapers on their open palms
participate. The Limbus perform the Dhol Dance after harvesting
their paddy crop. Lepcha people also perform a group dance after
harvests. The Lepcha folk dances are quite bristle and Gay. The Sikkimese
dances find their roots in the traditional culture seasonal cycles of
this fabled Himalayan state.
