Rajasthan is a state having a lot of color. Different region and different dance makes it somewhat more special. The main dance of rajasthan includes Bhavai, Chari, Ghoomar, Kachhi ghodi, kathputali.
About Bhavai: The heart skips a beat as we watch this rare feat, which is more akin to acrobatics set to the rhythm of the music, as veiled women dancers balance seven or nine brass pitchers on their heads and dance deftly, pirouetting and swaying while their feet are set on top of a glass or on the edge of a sword! Their every movement keeps the audience in suspense. Though, today, some of the performers use only papier-mache pots stuck together, their nimbleness is still a feat of wonder.
About Chari: Dancers balance the brass pots with burning cottonseeds on their heads and create adroit patterns with their hands and the bright flames by swaying their heads. It is amazing to see how these performers move effortlessly on the floor and do not seem at all conscious of a potential danger of being burnt at all.
Ghoomar: Mainly performed by Rajput women on all the auspicious occasions, it has simple and graceful swaying movements. It is quite scenic as the colorful and embroidered skirts of the women flare as they twirl in circles with their faces covered by the veils. All the old and young women dance together, sometimes for many hours, and it is customary that a newly wedded bride performs ghoomar as one of the rituals of the marriage.
Kachhi Ghodi: This dance originated in the bandit regions of Shekhawati, where dancers wear highly structured costumes that give an impression as if they are riding on dummy horses. An energetic dance, it uses mock-fights, showing off swords, dexterous sidestepping and pirouetting to the melodious music of fifes and drums. The ballad that usually accompanies the dance is about the famous highway-man Robin Hood.
Kathputli: Puppeteering of Rajasthan is world-famous. A popular traveling form of entertainment, the puppeteer sings ballads behind the stage and is assisted by his family to erect a makeshift stage on which the puppets are strung and are made to enact tales of valor and romance. There are much screeching and high-pitched sounds that accompany the movements of the puppets across the stage.
About Bhavai: The heart skips a beat as we watch this rare feat, which is more akin to acrobatics set to the rhythm of the music, as veiled women dancers balance seven or nine brass pitchers on their heads and dance deftly, pirouetting and swaying while their feet are set on top of a glass or on the edge of a sword! Their every movement keeps the audience in suspense. Though, today, some of the performers use only papier-mache pots stuck together, their nimbleness is still a feat of wonder.
About Chari: Dancers balance the brass pots with burning cottonseeds on their heads and create adroit patterns with their hands and the bright flames by swaying their heads. It is amazing to see how these performers move effortlessly on the floor and do not seem at all conscious of a potential danger of being burnt at all.
Ghoomar: Mainly performed by Rajput women on all the auspicious occasions, it has simple and graceful swaying movements. It is quite scenic as the colorful and embroidered skirts of the women flare as they twirl in circles with their faces covered by the veils. All the old and young women dance together, sometimes for many hours, and it is customary that a newly wedded bride performs ghoomar as one of the rituals of the marriage.
Kachhi Ghodi: This dance originated in the bandit regions of Shekhawati, where dancers wear highly structured costumes that give an impression as if they are riding on dummy horses. An energetic dance, it uses mock-fights, showing off swords, dexterous sidestepping and pirouetting to the melodious music of fifes and drums. The ballad that usually accompanies the dance is about the famous highway-man Robin Hood.
Kathputli: Puppeteering of Rajasthan is world-famous. A popular traveling form of entertainment, the puppeteer sings ballads behind the stage and is assisted by his family to erect a makeshift stage on which the puppets are strung and are made to enact tales of valor and romance. There are much screeching and high-pitched sounds that accompany the movements of the puppets across the stage.
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