Sway to earthy moves of folk dancers at Surajkund MelaVibrant folk dance forms bring Surajkund International Crafts Mela alive. The Mela offers a golden opportunity to everyone to watch the folk dances of India up-close for an entire fortnight. The dance troupes from across the country look forward to be a part of this 15-day spectacle.
Their riveting performances at Chaupal are so popular that onlookers jostle to find space to catch a glimpse of the performers.Assam’s ‘Bihu,’ Manipur’s ‘Pung Cholam,’ Andhra Pradesh’s ‘Lambadi,’ Lakshadweep’s ‘Lava,’ Arunachal Pradesh’s ‘Brojhai, ‘Meghalaya’s ‘Ka Shad Mastie’ and ‘Singhi Chham of Sikkim are few of the dance forms being presented by artistes from East Zone Cultural Centre, South Zone Cultural Centre and North East Zone Cultural Centre daily at Chaupal of the ongoing Surajkund International Crafts Mela at The nine-member troupe from Meghalaya, comprising tribals, is presenting dance form known as ‘Kishat Mistik.’ One member of the group said the dance is usually performed in April as it is meant to mark the harvest “At Surajkund Mela, we definitely get a great platform to showcase our talent.
Also, it offers a great interface between dance forms of the world. Coming here has been surely a learning experience for us,” said a dancer from The group from coastal Odisha is performing ‘Gautipua’, a dance in the worship of Lord Jagnanath. This dance is also performed by nine artistes in which men are dressed as women. Through their dance, the artistes depict different avatars of Jagnanath like Vishnu, Kali and Saraswati.
From up north, there is a troupe from Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir consisting of four men and four women dancers. Their slow rhythmic moves are a treat to watch in which artistes pose as vendors relaxing after wandering throughout the day to sell their wares and break into dance to The ‘Brojhai’ dance of Arunchal is performed on every festive occasion in this north eastern state. This traditional dance performed by 12 persons.
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