Question

Describe the tribal dance of Gujarat.

Answer 1

1) People of tribal areas arid communities perform a tribal dance during festivals, marriages, fairs and to please the God- Goddesses.
2)They dance in circle form mostly to the tunes of various traditional musical instruments like drum, traditional manjira, dholak and songs of regional languages.
3) We can see this ‘Chaalo’ form of dance in the Dang area of Gujarat. ‘Mali No Chaalo’ End ‘Thakryo Chaalo’ are two such dance forms seen in Dang.
4) The labourers of the Bhil and Koli communities perform a form of dance called ‘Tippani dance’. In this dance, the dancers dance in a group on the set of thick sticks which are joined with small sticks. They then strike these sticks to the floor and dance.