Kalbelia: Folk Dance of Rajasthan
Recently, during the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, artists performed Kalbeliya dance.
About the Dance
- It is a folk dance of Rajasthan state of India.It is well known by other names like ‘Sapera Dance’ or ‘Snake Charmer Dance’.
- Kalbelia dance is particularly performed by a Rajasthani tribe called ‘Kalbelia’.
Kalbelia Dance Elements
- One unique aspect of the Kalbelia dance is that it is only performed by women while the men play the instruments and provide the music.
- Kalbelia dance has a traditional musical instrument which is Poongi also called Been.
- Poongi is a kind of woodwind musical instrument used by Kalbelia tribe ....
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