Music Dance Rajasthan

Rajasthan is culturally rich and has extensive tradition in art and culture, which reflects Indian way life. The dance, music and art forms have been watchfully cultivated and patronised by the erstwhile courts. An equally rich and varied folk culture from villages is both fascinating & mesmerising. The uncomplicated innocent music and songs depict day-to-day relationships and chores more often focusl around bring of water. Rajasthan's cultural tapestry takes in simple folk to highly cultivated classical music and dance in its own distinct style.

Rajasthan Folk Dances
Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan. This is basically a community dance for women and performed on auspicious occasions. The famous ‘ghoomar’, Rajasthan’s popular dance gets its name from ‘ghoomnar’, the graceful gyrating, which displays the spectacular colors of the flowing ‘ghaghra’, the long skirt of the Rajasthani women. It was ranked 4th in the list of “Top 10 local dances around the world” in 2013. According to the traditional rituals, a newly married bride is expected to dance the ghoomar on being welcomed to her new marital home.

Gowari Dance:- The most famous art form of the Bhil tribe is the `Gowari`, which is a kind of dance drama.the performers of this art form travel from village to village as a troupe for the performance in a month, during which the nine functionaries follow a strict regimen. This drama includes many characters, out of which, the main characters are Rai Buriya Shiva & his two `Rais`. With them, a comic character called

`Katkuria` plays an important role in the drama. Between the enactments of various episodes, the entire troupe dances around a central spot. This spot is holy to a respected deity.

Chari Dance Rajasthan has a lot of inadequate water supply and gathering water from a far distance is a part of the everyday life of women folk. The women go many miles just to collect water to fulfill their daily needs. While going they express their joy through the Chari dance. Dancers while balancing brass pots on their heads, perform various steps & dance to gain perfect patterns of

Kachhi Ghodi: – Kachhi Ghodi is a famous dance form by the men representing the stories of Bandits of Shekhawati region. During this dance form, men wear different traditional attires like dhoti, turbans, and kurtas and they perform the dance by riding on puppet horses. The dance form runs with the background songs related to Bandits and mock fights with swords.