Nagin (cobra) dance
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The Times of India, May 01 2016
Avijit Ghosh
The Nagin dance has an interesting hiss-tory
Like most other Indian trends, this, too, started in Bollywood with a supple Sridevi's snaking her way to popularity . A look at how this reel favourite became the signature wedding move for men.
VIRAL BITES
On YouTube, a search for `Nagin dance wedding' gets you no less than 34,300 videos. Young men from Haryana sway and strike like vipers, paunchy geriatric Punjabi frolic to the sound of an imaginary been, and there are even plump dancers slithering away in Pakistani parties
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
In Bihar, marathon nagin dance sessions used to be commonplace at marriage events. However, the liquor ban has ended this “tradition“ since it can't be done while sober
