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1. Course Name – Drama and art in education (2nd Semester)Course code 1.2.EPC2-Unit-3Title : Folk Dance ( Part – 2 )By : Shiuli Mahapatra

2. BIHUThe Bihu dance is an indigenous folk dance from the Indian state of Assam related to the Bihu festival and an important part of Assamese culture. Performed in a group, the Bihu dancers are usually young men and women, and the dancing style is characterized by brisk steps, and rapid hand movements. The traditional costume of dancers is colorful and centred round the red colour theme, signifying joy and vigour.There are three Bihus celebrated by the Asssmese community – 1.Rongali or Bohag Bihu ( Festival of happiness )2.Kongali or Kati Bihu ( Festival of scarity )3.Bhogali or Magh Bihu ( Festival of festing )

3. DescriptionThe dance begins with the performers, young men and women, slowly walking into the performance space.The men then start playing musical instruments, like drums (particularly the double-headed dhol), horn-pipes and flutes, while the women place their hands above their hips with the palms facing outwards, forming an inverted triangular shape.The women then start to slowly move in tuner with he music by swaying, while bending slightly forward from the waist. Gradually, they open up the shoulders and place their legs slightly apart, adopting the main posture used in the Bihu dance. Meanwhile, the music played by the men picks up in temp and intensity, leading women to thrust forward their breasts and pelvis, alternatively, to the tune.

4. RAIBENSHE DANCERaibenshe is a folk martial dance form which evolved from ancient martial art practised by the bodyguards of the kings and the Zamindars of Bengal. As performers were originally soldiers, Raibenshe was originally danced with spears and the dance form is characterised by vigorous body movements and balancing acts. Along with the energetic and masculine movements, it involves acrobatics by the dancers with a Raibansh, which is the long bamboo pole from which the dance takes its name. According to legend, the strength and courage of the people of this region owes its origin to the courage of Bhima, one of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. 

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6. PADAYANI OR PADDENI DANCEOne of the most colorful and enchanting dances of Kerala, Padayani or Paddeni is associated with the festivals of certain temples. These temples are found in the districts of Alleppey, Quilon, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts. The literal meaning of Padayani, in folk art, is military formations or rows of army. It involves a series of divine and semi divine impersonations The performers in Paddeni consist of dancers or actors, singers (who recite different poems for different Kolams) and instrumentalists (who play wild and loud rhythms on their drums called thappu and cymbals).

7. Padayani dancers wear Kolams of different shapes, colors and designs, painted on the stalks of areca nut fronds. Kolams are basically huge headgears, with many projections and devices, having a mask for the face and a piece to cover the chest and abdomen of the performer. The main kolams (huge masks) used in Padayani are those of Bhairavi (Kali), Kalan (god of death), Yakshi (fairy) and Pakshi (bird). One of the popular Paddeni dances involve the dancers, singers and instrumentalists forming a procession of Kali and her spirits, returning after the killing of the 'Asura' chief Darika.

8. DUMHAL DANCEDumhal is a dance performed in occupied Jammu and Kashmir of India by the Watal tribe. Only the men folk of the wattal are privileged to perform this dance, on specific occasions and at set locations.[1] Generally, this dance is performed with wearing long, colourful robes and tall, conical caps, studded with beads and shells.The dancers sing in chorus. Drums are used to assist the music. The performers move in a ritual manner and dig a banner into the ground on set occasions. Usually, the dance begins with men dancing around this banner.

9. PUNG CHOLOM OR DRUM DANCEPung Cholom is also known as Mrindanga Kirtan or Dhumal or Dram dance. This dance is performed with a drum, Mrindanga. This dance performed by only males either as integral parts of Nata Sankirtan or independently in front of social gathering.

10. When it is a part of Nata, two players participate in its performance, but as an independent dance performance at least 14 players follow the sequence of Nata Sankirtan. In this series with more than 40 complicated talas and sanchars that represents particular compositions of rhythms are presented. In short, Pung Cholom is folk art form with a combination of sound and movement. The movements sometimes demands acrobatics abilities & stamina. The dancers themselves play the Mridanga (Pung) while executing the performance in front of the audience. It contains a modulation in sound used while addressing that ranges from soft whisper to a thunderous climax. There is a wonderful blending of the interplay of intricate rhythms and cross rhythms used with varying time from the slow to the quick. The whole performance is characterized with graceful and vigorous body movements that lead to make it a unique.

11. REFERENCEhttps://www.utsavpedia.com/cultural-connections/://www.utsavpedia.com/Wikipediahttps://en.unesco.org/https://dances.iloveindia.com/folk-dances/southern.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DumhalIf you have any queries, please contact at –Phone number -- 9732969846Whattsapp no. -- 9800301705

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