A glimpse into the different forms of Indian Folk Dances. Indian folk dances is an extremely intricate art requiring skill, hard work and discipline. Every dance posture has a specific meaning. All Indian folk dances portray some expression of life. Themes used in Indian folk dances are from Indian folklore and mythology. Most of the dances portray an Indian god coupled with an Indian goddess such as ‘Vishnu and Lakshmi’, ‘Rama and Sita’, ‘Krishna and Radha’.Indian Folk Dances and Indian Tribal dances are depicted through our dolls collection here. Folk dances usually have rural origins and are performed by common-folk, usually on special occassions like marriages and religious ceremonies. Also included are the Indian Tribal Dances, perfomed by the tribal population of India. Some of the prominent folk dances and tribal dances of India are Bihu from Assam, Bhangra from Punjab, Chhau from Eastern India, Dandiya Raas from Gujarat and Yaksha Gana from Karnataka. There are countless more such Indian folk dances.
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