KALBELIA DANCE

Kalbelia dance is of the kalbelia tribe of Rajasthan, the snake charmers. Dancers dress traditional black swirling skirts during Kalbelia Dance. Kalbelia Women and Girls dance on the Rajasthani folk music during this dance. Rajasthani folk music plays in the background and the Kalbelia women and girls dance. Two or three women sing traditional Rajasthani songs and others plays the musical instruments. The dance form was invented or rather came into being form a Rajasthani tribe called Kalbelia. The tribe is essentially a desert gypsie tribe. Their main profession is snake charming. Hence this is one may say the dance of the snakes. Kalbelia is one of the most sensual dance forms that was born from the cradle of rich Indian culture. The dance is mainly performed by the women folks of the tribe. The wardrobe is black colored angrakhi, odhani, and lehnga. Women make sensual hand and body movement while rotating at high speeds. The men rhythmically conjuncts the motion for slight duets. The music is very raagic and the use of dhols, duffle, and khanjar is very mesmerizing on the onlookers’ sense. This dance form is being loved by the guests at weddings and other events.

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