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TERA TALI DANCE

Tera Tali Dance is the dance of the Kamar tribe. They are the worshippers of Baba Ramdev and perform the dance as a part of a ritual to propitiate their deity. They sing Bhajans and perform with Manjiras. Two or three women sit on the ground with Manjiras tied to different parts of the body of each of the dancers. The dancer’s face is covered with a veil and a naked sword is supported between the teeth while decorated brass pots of various sizes are carried on the heads. The dancer carries a Manjira in each hand and strikes this in thirteen different ways. It is also believed that thirteen Manjiras are tied to the body from where the dance gets its name.

THE BHIL DANCES (GHUMER, JHORIA AND GAURI)

GHUMER an extremely virile form is the most popular dance of the Bhils. It is performed in all seasons. Accompanied by songs of love and valor, men and women perform together in a circle.

RAIKA is a mixed martial dance of the Bhils. Men carrying swords and singing invocations are joined by women and they all form a circle. The movements of the girls are characterized by sliding of one foot and the shifting of one hip from side to side.

JHORIA is a marriage dance of the Bhils. It is again a mixed dance.

GAURI is a religious dance-drama of the Bhils performed in the months of Sawan-Bhadon to worship the deity Bhairvanath. The singer sings the story to the accompaniment of an instrument, which is called Ravanhttha or Gujari.

KALBELIA

It is the dance of the Kal Belia people who are the snake charmers of Rajasthan. The Kal Belia women sing and dance while their men play music on the Been and Dholak or Daph. The women dancers wear dresses bedecked and embroidered with small colorful beads.

DANDIYA GHAIR

It is a popular dance of men in Rajasthan. The dancers stand in a circle with sticks in hands. They form pairs and strike the sticks in pairs at different levels. They change pair and the circle moves on. The dance may be included in the Rasa tradition prevalent all over India and consists of elements like holding sticks and a variety of circular patterns.

CHARI DANCE

This dance belongs to the Ajmer and Kishangarh areas of Rajasthan. The women folk of the Mali caste perform this colorful dance on the occasion of a marriage ceremony or at the time of the birth of a male child. The faces of the dancers are veiled and they carry water filed brass vessels on their heads with lighted earthen lamps placed on the top of the vessels.

MATKA BHAVAI

Matka Bhavai is a popular dance of Rajasthan in which the performer dances with numerous pots balanced on his head. At the same time, he also performs footwork on pieces of glass, nails and swords.

GARASIA DANCE

Garasia is a tribal community of South Rajasthan. This tribe is identified by its colorful costumes and beautiful jewelry. The men & women of this tribe, sing and dance on festive occasions.

OTHER DANCES

The other dances prevalent in Rajasthan include the dance of the Kanjar tribe of Kota and Jhaalawar districts. Ghoomer of various forms prevalent in different sections of society the Valar dance of Garsia tribe, Gher of the Mina tribe, Geedar of the tribals of Shikhavari area, Kachi-Ghori from eastern part of the state and puppet dances.