Folk dances of Rajasthan are enough to raise brows. They are full of dare and adventure. Incredible India and Rajasthan tour drives the tourists to an extremely fascinating experience. Dancing with the progressing beats in colourful traditional dresses and showing daring acts as juggling with the naked swords and fire are enough to make the onlooker dumbstruck.

1. Folk dances of Rajasthan are peculiar. Ghoomar, Kalbelia, Bhavai, Terah Taali, Gair, Fire Dance, Drum Dance and Kacchi
Ghodi symbolize the richness of art and Indian culture.

2. Occasion : On Saraswati Pooja
Performer : Bhil
Features of performance:
 Veiled females
 Pirouetting
 Slow to fast swirling long skirts
 Twirling
 Body inclines with the beating of drums
Ghoomar

3. Occasion : Holi
Performer : Kalbelia
Features of performance:
 Females in black lehenga-choli
 Melodious tunes of pungi, been, dafli, dholak and khanjari
 Twirls go on faster on music and beats
Kalbelia

4. Occasion : Navaratri festival
Performer : Jat, Bhil, Raigar, Meena, Kumhar
Features of performance:
 Balancing of five to 11 pitchers or earthen pots
 Pirouetting
 Swaying
 Perching feet on the rim of glass/plate/thali
Bhavai

5. Occasion : Festivals
Performer : Kamada Tribe
Features of performance:
 13 manjeeras and metal discs tied on hands, knee and toes
 Rhythm created by beating manjeeras
 Pot balancing on head
 Holding naked swords in mouth
 Background singing and playing music
Terah Taali

6. Occasion : Holi and Janamashtami
Performer : Bhil
Features of performance:
 Males and Females holding wooden sticks
 Group-dance in two circles
 Encompassing while beating sticks
 Clockwise and anti-clockwise sticking on beats
Gair

7. Occasion : Marriages and festivals
Performer : People of Jhalore region
Features of performance:
 Male performers
 3 dancers juggling and twirling sticks
 1 holds a naked sword in mouth
 5 drummers beating drums
 1 cymbal player
Drum Dance

8. Occasion : Festivals
Performer : Banjara community
Features of performance:
 Male dancers juggling with fire
 Breath-holding fire stunts
 Spitting kerosene on fire for fire-effects
 Swirling fire rods
 Walking on the bed of burning charcoals
Fire Dance

9. Occasion : Marriages
Community : People of Shekhawati District
Features of performance:
 Men in kurtas and turban
 Dummy horse structured in bamboo frame
 Chinking ghungroos that are tied around elbows
 Quickly running to-and-fro
 Rhythm of flute
 Beating of drums
 Mock fighting while narrating tale of Bhanwariya
Kacchi Ghodi

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