It is a partner dance and men and women tap sticks together while dancing.
2007-02-20 01:00:32 · 5 answers · asked by Celeste 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
Different names in different regions. IF you saw it in movies, it was dandiya /raas or rather Garba, done during navratras ( Nine nights leading to Dasara , the tenth day,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri )
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raas is where you can find out about it.
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Kolattam is from another state, In kolattam, performed by 8 to 40 artists grouped in pairs, The stick provides the main rhythm. The artists lead by the leader move into two circles, the inner circle receiving the strikes while the outer circle delivering them. Kolatam offers a great variety of entertainment to the spectators as well as the participants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_forms_of_Andhra_Pradesh#Kolatt
2007-02-20 01:07:41 · answer #1 · answered by shrek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called "Raas Garba" or "Daandia" in common parlance.it is a folk dance from state of Gujarat in western India.It is suppose to be a dance from Krishna period and now a days it takes place during the festival of Dashehra when Goddess Durga ( commonly called mother Durga ) is worshiped for nine days.This dance has now spread to all over India.
2007-02-20 09:12:27 · answer #2 · answered by pathik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is known as garba.Garba, is an Indian form of dance that originated in the Gujarat region.
2007-02-20 09:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by Neha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Garba (originated in Gujarat India)
2007-02-20 09:12:19 · answer #4 · answered by Rahima Liverpool 4 life 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called kolattam (colattam).
2007-02-20 09:04:24 · answer #5 · answered by Gsd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋