The Yak cham, or Yak dance, is a folk dance performed in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Ladakh, and in the southern Himalayas near Assam. The dance honors the yak, which is native to Sikkim and is important for the survival of people at high altitudes. The dance portrays the relationship between the yak and the herdsman, and draws parallels to the lives of many Bhutias, who depend on the yak for their survival. The yak is used for its meat, wool, horns, and hooves