Recently, during the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, artists performed the Kalbeliya dance.
About Kalbeliya Dance:
It is a folk dance from Rajasthan.
It is well known by other names like 'Sapera Dance' or 'Snake Charmer Dance'.
It is particularly performed by a Rajasthani tribe called 'Kalbelia'.
This dance has become so well-known throughout the world that this dance and its songs have been included in UNESCO's representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2010.
In Kalbelia dance, males play various traditional instruments and females perform the dance.
It is one of the most sensuous dances among all Rajasthani dances.
In this dance form, the main performers are female dancers who dance and swirl, replicating the movements of a serpent.
The dancers wear brightly coloured skirts, blouses, and heavy jewellery.
Instruments: The male musicians typically play the dhol (a drum), the pungi (a snake charmer’s pipe), and the khanjari (a tambourine).
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