Question

Identify the dance form?
A large Nagada is used in this dance. Two men beat with large sticks and the dancers with wooden sticks decorated with coloured feathers and their hands which they throw in the air and catch.
A) Bamrasia Dance
B) Ghoomer Dance
C)) Tera Tali Dance
D) Bhavai Dance

Answer 1

Hint: In India, dancing includes various dance genres, which usually belong to the classical or folk dance forms. Eight classical dance forms have been identified as ancient Indian dances by the Sangeet Natya Academy, which is the national academy of performing arts in India.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
A) Bam dance, also called Bamrasia is a folk dance indigenous to the district of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. It is performed during the Gangaur festival which is celebrated to worship Lord Shiva and majorly men participate in this dance form using large wooden sticks decorated with colourful feathers and decorations. Thus, this is the correct answer.

B) A traditional folk dance performed by the Bhil tribe of Rajasthan, this folk dance is performed to please and worship Goddess Saraswati. Veiled women perform this dance form, dressed up in a Ghaghara which is a long flowing skirt like a dress. The dance involves movements around a wide circle and hence, this is an inappropriate option to the question.

C) Option (C) is incorrect as Tera Tali is a dance form that involves manjiras or small metal cymbals which are usually tied up to the bodies. Sometimes small swords and ornamental pots are also utilised for the act, and this dance form is practised by the Kamar tribes of Madhya Pradesh.

D) Another important folk dance in Rajasthan, the Bhavai dance form uses clay pots and pitchers to portray the action. The performers are both males and females and the entire act shows the balance of the props. Therefore, option (d) cannot be considered as the right option.

Therefore the correct answer is option (A) because the dance form mentioned above is Bamrasia Dance.

Note: In India folk dances and dramas remain an important representation of the everyday activities and rituals of village communities in rural regions. Tribal dances in India are majorly influenced by tribal customs and folklores. Every ethnic group combines myths, stories and folk music information of their unique dance forms. These dances are mostly accompanied by the rhythm of native instruments.

Some of the important tribal and folk dance forms in India are Garba from Gujarat, Chholiya from Uttarkhand, Lavani and Koli from Maharashtra, Maruni from Darjeeling and Sikkim region, Santhali from West Bengal and many more.