Rajasthani Folk dances - Complete List

Rajasthani Folk dances - Complete List: Folk dances in Rajasthan are simple dances, and are performed to express joy. Folk dances of Rajasthan derived from various folk art cultures. Folk dances are performed for every possible occasion, to celebrate the arrival of seasons, birth of a child, a wedding, Festivals, Fairs and other auspicious occasions.  The dances are extremely simple with minimum of steps or movement.  Apart from the simple expressions and daring movements that add beauty to the dances, there are the vibrant and colorful costumes adorned by the dancers. The folk dances, found in limitless variations in Rajasthan, punctuate Rajasthan`s barrenness, turning the land into a fertile basin of colour and creativity and are an expression of human emotion as much as the folk music. Each region in Rajasthan has its own dance varieties and these dances stick strictly to their traditional flavors. Here is Complete List of Main Folk Dances of Rajasthan.

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Main Types of Folk Dances in Rajasthan:
1. Ghoomar Dance of Rajasthan
2. Kalbelia Dance of Rajasthan
3. Kachhi Ghodi Dance of Rajasthan
4. Bhawai Dance of Rajasthan
5. Terah taali Dance of Rajasthan
6. Gowari Dance of Rajasthan
7. Chari Dance of Rajasthan
8. Gair Dance of Rajasthan
9. Kathputli Dance of Rajasthan
10. Drum Dance of Rajasthan
11. Fire Dance of Rajasthan
12. Panihari Dance of Rajasthan
13. Dandiya Dance of Rajasthan