Monday 17 October 2016

Folk songs and dances of Uttarakhand




The legends of Uttarakhand, for sure the lives of the general population are loaded with moving it is the principle piece of their custom and legacy for them as wearing garments, an absolute necessity forever. Local people here trust that move is for human to divert as well as for them the craftsmanship to please Divine beings not to fall flat man. The specialty of moving additionally owes its motivation to the entrancing legendary moving maids who harp on snow-clad crests and are differently portrayed as Ancheris, Kecharis or Paries. Dresses assume a noteworthy part in moving style while individuals assemble in some extraordinary sort of outline dresses to move and love.

Barada Nati

Barada Nati folk dance is a popular dance of Jaunsar Bhawar area of Chakrata Tehsil in Dehradun district. The folk dance is performed on the eve of some religious festivals or on the occasion of some social functions. Both boys and girls take part in the dance dressed with colourful traditional costumes.

Langvir Nritya

Langvir Nritya is an acrobatic dance and is performed by the men folk only. In this dance, a long bamboo pole is fixed at a place. The dancer acrobat climbs to the top of this pole and then balances himself on his stomach on the top. Under the pole, a band of musicians play ‘Dhol’ and ‘Damana’ while the dancer acrobat rotates on the top of the pole doing other feats with the help of his hands and feet. This dance is popular in Tehri Garhwal region.

Pandav Nritya

Pandva Nritya which is related to the story of Mahabharata has been very popular particularly in the Garhwal region. Pandva Nritya is nothing but a simple narration of the story of Mahabharata in the form of dance and music. The narration is mostly enacted on the occasion of ‘Dussehra’ and Diwali. Pandav Nritya is popular in Chamoli district and Pauri Garhwal.

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