Ghoomar

Ghoomar is a traditional women's folk dance of Rajasthan, India which was developed by the Bhil tribe and was adopted by other Rajasthani communities. It is performed by groups of women in swirling robes, and accompanied by men and women singing together.

This folk dance gets its name from ‘ghoomna’, the pirouetting which displays the spectacular colors of the flowing ‘ghaghara’, the 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. Their measured steps and various graceful inclinations of body, beating palms or snapping fingers at particular cadences while singing some lilting songs.

See also

• Rajasthani people
• Rajasthan
• Kalbelia is one of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan, performed by the kalbelia tribe.
• Kathputli (Puppet) a string puppet theatre, native to Rajasthan, India, and is the most popular form of Indian puppetry.

References

• Ghoomar - Famous Social Folk Dance of Rajasthan
• Ghoomar