Rouf, a folk dance, is usually performed by women during spring time
in Jammu & Kashmir. The dancers split themselves into two rows facing each
other & 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 dance almost steeped in antiquity.
Rouf is always performed in the accompaniment of pleasant pathetic songs. It is
performed on all festive occasions and particularly on the evenings of Ramzan
and IDD days.