Kalbelia Dance Evolution
Kalbelia
dance is a dance of Kalbelia tribe of Rajasthan. This tribe is a
community of Rajasthan which in ancient time known move frequently
from one place to another rather than staying and building their
homes at one place. Kalbelia tribe people are known to have main
occupation of catching snakes and trading snake venom. They are also
called Sapera's or Snake Charmers. Kalbelia folk dance is perform by
females on the tunes of Been on the occasion of joy in the Kalbelia
community. There is no any organized training system or school,
manuscripts, and written text to teach and learn Kalbelia songs and
Kalbelia dance. This folk art is transmitted from generation to
generation.
Kalbelia Dance
Kalbelia Dance is very famous dance in Rajasthan India. Kalbelia
dance is of the kalbelia tribe of rajasthan, the snake charmers.
Kalbelia community's occupation being catching snakes and trading
snake venom in Rajasthan. Dancers dress traditional black swirling
skirts during Kalbelia Dance. Kalbelia Women and Girls dance on the
rajasthani folk music during this dance. The rajasthani folk music
plays in background and the Kalbelia women and girls dance. The
Kalbelia Dance perform in the time of any big festival or any
cultural dance programme in rajasthan India. Kalbelia Dance of
rajasthan is a unique dance of kalbelias. Two or three women sings
traditional rajasthani songs and others plays the musical
instruments. During Bhavai dance there are some of musical
instruments play with folk music like pakhwaja, dholak, jhanjhar,
sarangi, harmonium and plaintive notes of the 'been' which is the
wooden instrument of the snake charmers. During the Kalbelia Dance
of rajasthan we can see the flexibility of the dancers body.
There are different dance forms which is famous and performed in various cities of Rajasthan. Some of them are:
