INDIA: RAJISTHANI DANCE


MANEET KAUR and KOMAL GHAI 2010-04-15

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The video depicts the famous Ghoomer dance .
It is performed on various auspicious occasions like fairs & festivals. It is called as `Ghoomer`, from the `ghoomna` of Ghaghra i.e. the flowing of Ghaghra, a long skirt of the Rajasthani women.

There is an amazing grace as the skirt flair slowly while the women folk twirl in circles, their faces covered with the help of the veil. The performers in Ghoomar dance sway their colorful ghagras that are rich in embroidery work and it is also embellished with mirror-work.
It is considered as one of the traditional rituals among this community.