Saturday 9 February 2013
Thappattam
Children, do you know that Thappattam has been in practice from
ancient times? In Tamil, the word "parai" means to "speak"
or to "tell". The parai is an ancient instrument performed in the
courts of Sangam, Chola and Pandiya rulers. The drums were used to announce
important messages and orders of the great Tamil Kings. The famous epic
Silapathigaram talks about the striking rhythm of the Parai (Thappu). The same
person beats the Thappu and also dances.
Oyilattam (Dance of eauty and grace)
Twelve to
twenty of us stand in a row and perform the dance to rhythmic music with
intricate foorwork and graceful gestures. Just imagine...... how colourful it
would be! This folk art is originally from Madurai and Theni and is now popular
throughout Tamilnadu. Our costumes include a coloured sash (cloth belt) around
our hips, a coloured turban or ribbon on our heads and bells on our feet.
Nowadays, both men and women perform this dance. Here we are at the Republic Day
Parade,in Chennai.
Rouf Dance
Rouf, a folk dance, is usually performed by women during spring time
in Jammu & Kashmir. The dancers split themselves into two rows facing each
other & put their arms around the shoulder of the dancers next to them.
The dance is inclusive of simple footwork.
Chakri, a pleasant pathetic song based on mystical poetry, is sung while
performance. Rouf is also performed on all festive occasions such as
Id-Ul-Fitar.
This dance almost steeped in antiquity.
Rouf is always performed in the accompaniment of pleasant pathetic songs. It is
performed on all festive occasions and particularly on the evenings of Ramzan
and IDD days.
Thursday 7 February 2013
Meghalaya Dance
Meghalaya dance forms an integral part of the culture of meghalaya.
The festivities in meghalya seem to be incomplete without dancing and mysic.
Dance in meghalaya forms an important part of the meghalaya Society : Birth,
Marriage, annual festival, etc. Some of the meghalaya dance are (Shad
Sukmysiem, Shad nongkrem, Derogata, Do dru sua, Caho, etc.)
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