India has many famous folk dances from different parts of the country apart from the classical dances. India's folk dances have a long history and are recorded in the classical literature, the Yajurveda, and the two major epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Some are religious, some are seasonal, etc., not only colorful, but also unique, popular with the masses, so some folk dances can be passed down from generation to generation. The following are some of the folk dances that have been passed down from generation to generation. The Pangora Dance is a kind of harvest dance performed by Punjabis during the harvest season. Dancers of all ages, anyone can participate. As long as there is an open space, a group of people get together and beat a drum, they can dance. At first, they dance in a circle, and newcomers can join in at any time without interrupting the continuity of the dance. The drummer stands in the center of the field and the dancers circle around him. The drummer beats the drum for a while, and then raises the drumsticks upwards. When the dancers see the raised drumsticks, they accelerate their pace, jumping faster and faster and shaking their whole body with the rapidity of the dance, and with one foot on the ground, they raise their hands and keep jumping and circling around. At the climax of the dance, they high-fived with both hands, and from time to time issued a "Bale! Balai!" or "Ho! Ho" shouts. Shouting exceptionally majestic, dance joyful and lively, jumping people often forgetful, watching people also tend to dance. After the climax, it changed to a slow dance, with one foot jumping slowly to the pleasant music. At this time, one of them suddenly puts his hand over his left ear and sings a song, and everyone immediately dances as wildly as they did at the beginning. This is repeated several times, fast and slow, and the dancing time can be up to several hours. Skilled Pangora dancers can even make very complex acrobatic movements, such as the torso close to the ground, spine back or a dancer standing on his shoulders, he is bending his knees and kneeling to dance. Since there are no strict rules in Pangora, it gives the impression of being fresh, natural and energetic. The movements of this dance unmistakably reflect the manhood of the Punjabis.
There are several types of Pongola dances of which the main ones are Rudy, Thumor, Tanganyi, etc., with slight differences from each other. This kind of dance is highly skillful, with a variety of formations and no sense of artifice. Accompanied by music and tambourine, it is melodious, harmonious and natural.
The dancer's costume is a fashionable turban wrapped around the head, the lower body wrapped around a pair of beautiful pants, the upper body is wearing a silk broadcloth, dyed with blue or crimson color, brilliant and eye-catching. Feet tied with foot bells, dancers foot movements skillfully, accompanied by music, tambourine and foot bells rhythmic ringing, vividly demonstrated the hard-working, courageous people of India's love of life; that pleasant tune and dexterity, beautiful dance, as well as the rich expression of the people of India overcoming the natural, to obtain a good harvest of determination and optimism. Ghata is the oldest dance in Punjab. "Ghata" means high five. Once upon a time Ghata was danced to please the gods. Today this dance is also danced when people get married and other celebrations.
The Geeta dance is very simple, yet it is a beautiful dance. It is usually danced on a moonlit night, with the dancers first forming a circle and then gradually widening it to the beat of a rapid drum. At this point, three or four people come to the center of the circle and begin to dance. They dance and sing, and play a leading role. The song they sing is called Tabai or Bard, and each time they sing the last line, the others clap their hands while repeating the song once, and so on until the end.
Geta is generally a dance for women, and men can also dance, but separately from the women and in a separate circle. Only when celebrating a marriage can men and women **** dance. The Autumn Moor (or Wild Dance), is a dance performed by men. Though not as famous as the Pongola dance, it is also prevalent in the vast rural areas of Punjab. This is because it is a dance associated with agricultural festivals. This dance can be danced at any time. It is similar to the Ghata dance in that it is danced in a circle, and to the accompaniment of drums, sometimes the men, each holding a short stick, beat rhythmically on each other and dance in a circle. Dance Qiumoer dance people, head to tie a kind of tassel with a gorgeous turban, wearing a white round-necked shirt, draped in a variety of colors, cloth sheet, cloth sheet tied to the left side of the waist, brightly colored broad-brimmed underclothes have been caged to the feet, feet wearing soft shoes. Autumn Moor dance is very beautiful and moving, a dance is three or four hours.
Additionally, the Kaka Dance and the Lu Dance are popular dances for women. Bhojpuri, a famous folk dance drama of Gujarat, is a very special form of dance with music, dance and theater performances, similar to cabaret. The roles are all played by men and the audience is all male.
Performing Bhojpuri is the ancestral profession of the Guru Jig, Nayag and Dilagarh communities, who form troupes and travel around the countryside and villages. Especially in the Nine Nights Festival, must perform Piwai dance, in order to meet the Piwai Goddess mother (i.e., difficult to close the mother), which is the origin of the name of the dance drama.
This dance drama does not have a stage and is performed in an open square or in the courtyard of a temple. However, during the performance, an idol of the goddess Nankinmu is placed in the courtyard or square and an oil lamp is lit in front of the idol. The performance often lasts from the first night to the early morning of the next day. Each powai is divided into several parts, each called a swanga, and each swanga has one or two characters that perform a particular mythological story, historical figure, or social figure. The dances are often interspersed with satirical jokes to achieve some kind of banter, which is funny and popular.
The gharba belongs to the god-fearing dances and is the most popular folk dance of Gujarat-State. It has two forms, the 'gharba' and the 'gerbi'. The gerba is danced by women and the gerbi is danced by men.
When women dance the gerba, they put a lighted clay pot or seedlings of a certain crop in the center of the dance floor, and then form a circle, with a hole in their heads to light a clay pot, and dance to their heart's content amidst the accompanying singing to express their prayers to Mother Earth. This dance is unique in that the pots with holes in their heads emit flashing lights with the swinging of their bodies, which are as beautiful as diamonds, and the shadows from the lights are especially beautiful. Nine Nights Festival, women especially like to dance Geerba. Beautiful girls with lighted clay pots on their heads dance in groups to each house, inviting everyone to come and join in the dance. During the nine consecutive days of the festival, there is dancing and singing everywhere. Apart from festivals of a godly nature, such as on Krishna's Nativity and the Birth of Rama, this dance can also be performed on a number of other festivals. On festivals such as Spring Festival, Girl's Day and Widow's Day, the gharba is also danced. Indian dance is fast paced and a 4 minute dance has about 50+ movements. Including hand gestures, eyes, inner thoughts, facial expressions, this changeable posture can represent the human seven feelings and six desires, and can even represent the natural scenery of heaven and earth, mountains and water, and natural phenomena such as day and night.
● Before starting the dance, keep your legs bent and close your hands in an opening salute.
● Hands are stretched out and feet take a step forward. Begin to change hand positions to the music.
●The rhythm of "dong-dong" begins to appear in the music, and the foot movements begin to change.
●Keep smiling.
●The dance moves become faster and faster, with a lot of hand movements. In India, generally only married women wear sarees up to 6 meters long, but the exception is the dancers, even very young girls can dress this way. Sometimes dancers also wear PUNJABI: pants + knee-length coat + long scarf. There are many styles of pants, some wide, some tight. The scarf can be worn around the neck, or tied around the waist when dancing, to add a sense of line, and the punjabi has become so fashionable that last year it was all the rage in Japan.
Accessories:
The long, pointed ornament attached to the forehead is called a bindi, and the traditional bindi is large and studded with diamonds and gems. But the popular style is simpler. Girls usually wear it for weddings or dances. A ring of loose diamonds above the eyebrow can also be called a BINDI for good luck.
Red Dot: A red dot on the brow. When dancing, small diamonds can also be used instead of the traditional red dot in order to add brightness. If dancing to show Muslim themes, only small diamonds should be used, as the red dot is a Hindu symbol. When not dancing, only married women are usually allowed to light red dots.
Bangles:
In Indian dance, hand gestures are very important in the language of dance, so dancers care about bangles. A large number of them are worn, up to 20.
Anklets:
There are many stomping movements in Indian dance, which should have a crunching sound and a sharp rhythm, so the foot halter is very important. It is said that there are dancers who have been trained to move only one small muscle in the foot, making only one footbell ring. Hand Posture:
An important element of Indian dance is the hand posture. There are about 100 different hand postures, each with a specific meaning, some representing beauty, some peace, some anger, and some even ugliness. Indians believe that hand gestures are symbols of communication between people and gods, and different gods like different hand gestures.
Indian dance hand language is unpredictable. For example, with the finger face posture to express the beauty of the lotus flower hand gesture is commonly used when performing to God to see the hand gesture. Hand gestures not only perform to dazzle the viewer, a variety of hand gestures also reflects the performer's active thinking, is a real brain exercise, can be said to be "clever mind."
Smile:
The dancer's heartfelt smile is consistent throughout the dance, expressing a joyful and peaceful state of mind.
Head movement:
The head moves rhythmically to the left and right.
Waist movement:
The swinging of the waist makes the body graceful.
Foot movement:
Toe, heel, stomp. Indian dance foot movements are also highly expressive. The jumping posture represents the Indian bird "PIKAKE". When you jump, keep your eyes on your hands. This kind of jumping posture not only looks good, but also can practice the body balance ability, improve the bone density, especially the strength of the hip and pelvis.
●Unlike other dances, Indian dance requires dancers to be in a semi-squatting position. This position is good for the thighs and hip line Oh!
●Want to have a look of flavor in your eyes? Learn from Indian dance! Keep your head still and roll your eyes in all directions, remembering to keep them wide open as you do so.
●Heel lift and toe stand. Indian dance foot movements will give you beautiful calves and ankles.
●During the dance, the shoulders should often be kept in an end-flat position, and the head-turning movement will help take care of your cervical spine.
●When dancing Indian dance, your back must be kept straight. This explains why Indian beauties have the sexiest backs in the world.