Chaap

Chaap
Native nameچاپ (Balochi)
GenreFolk dance
Instrument(s)Sorna, Dohol, Nar Sur, Suroz, Naal, Taboora
Balochi dance performed by graduates of folk dance academy, Tehran, Iran
Baloch dance performed by graduates of a folk dance academy, Tehran, Iran; 1975

Chaap (Balochi: چاپ, lit. 'Clap') is a traditional folk dance of Baloch people in Balochistan. Chaap dance is performed in circle with a rhythmic clapping. It is also identified by the number of claps in a recurring grouping (do chapi, say chapi, char chapi).