Kayang is the most famous and culturally significant folk dance of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. Performed primarily during the new year celebrations and harvest festivals, this dance is a concrete manifestation of the happiness, harmony, and intimate relationship the people have with nature. It is slow and elegant, holding hands in a garland-like fashion; men and women both engage in this activity. It is characterized by symbolic rituals showing farming cycles and is presided over by a headman known as the 'Dure.' Therefore, it is a vibrant ceremony at the local level.

The Kayang dance is usually performed by groups of 10 or more, either in an almost semicircle or full circle formation. It is an alternation of men and women, holding each other's hands, and swaying to the rhythm to live music. The 'Dure,' or leader, guides the rest through the movements with a silver-handled whisk made of yak hair, as they perform the dance steps. Different melody changes will signify an alternate movement. The pace is always slow and graceful, making it very appealing visually and emotionally. It is the dance of sowing, reaping, and other activities in rural environments.

The Kayang dance is adornment with a traditional orchestration in Kinnauri having devices such as Nagara (instrument), Raunshing (horn), Dhol, and Shanal (wooden pipe) besides with baggial (cymbals). Generally, the most popular song is sung by a woman while dancing. Instrumentalists are usually found in the middle surrounded by dancers. The modifications from one tune to the next make their rhythm and also the melody go on changing, directing the dancer's steps. As much as that landscape sound, today the valley where these instruments are base, it can be evoking the essence of the mountains, flowing rivers, and swaying trees of Himachal.