Dance forms of chhattisgarh

Most of the folk dance forms of Chhattisgarh are performed as a part of rituals, and are performed in reverence to Gods or denote the changing of seasons.

1. Famous Dance forms of Chhattisgarh

2. The Chhattisgarhi culture is immersed with varieties of dance form, varying with each tribe and sub dialect.There are many major and minor dance forms in existence in Chhattisgarh, of which we shall try to cover a few.

3. There are numerious dance forms in chhattisgarh: Sua Nacha Pandavani Panthi Dance Raut Nacha Karma Dance Gendi

4. Sua Nacha It is usually called as Parrot dance and is performed during the occassion of Goura Marriage! It is a typical type of movement identified with love. The entertainers sing and move around, accompanied by loud forms of clapping.

5. Pandavani It is the dark horse of Chhattisgarh Folk Dance! It portrays the account of Pandavas – the main characters of an epic battle. Teejan Bai of Chhattisgarh is one of the most famous Pandvani performer.

6. Panthi Dance Panthi Dance is one of the most important forms of folk dance in this region. A prominent ritual of the Satnami community of Chhattisgarh. The community celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Ghasidas on Maghi Purnima.

7. Raut Nacha Raut or Rawat Nacha is one such ceremonial dance enacted during ‘dev udhni ekadashi’, after the diwali festival. The dance is performed by colorful men and women with much enthusiasm and fervor. It is a local extravaganza that the entire tribal community of Chhattisgarh so proudly participates.

8. Karma Dance The Karma Tribal Dance is quite popular among the Gonds, Baigas and Oraons. The dance form is integrally associated with the Karma festival that is celebrated sometime around the month of August. The Karma dance is remarkable of the fecundity of Character that evolved themselves in the plants and fruitfulness that marks the advent of spring.

9. Gendi Dance Of all the dance forms, this one is pure fun. The dancers are mounted on two long bamboo or just any firm sticks and maneuver through the crowd of other Gendi (sticks) ridden dancers. Thumping on the ground, maintaining excellent balance as they sway to the tribal acoustics and percussions – this is one amazing folk dance which has managed to keep it’s tradition alive.

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