- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://students.ou.edu/S/Anita.S.Sundaramoorthy-1/kalbelia.html {u'tags': u'["Folk-dances-of-india",Rajasthan","Kalbelia-Dance"]', u'quote': u'Kalbelia is one of the most sensuous dance forms of the north-western state of Rajasthan. It is performed by a tribe of the same name. They are famous for \ntheir dance which is an integral part of their culture. Both men and women participate in this activity to celebrate joyful occasions.\n\nTheir dances and songs are a matter of pride and a marker of identity for the Kalbelias and they represent the creative adaptation of this community of snake \ncharmers to changing socioeconomic conditions and their own role in rural Rajasthani society. \nThe dancers are women in flowing black skirts who dance and swirl, replicating the movements of a serpent. The upper body cloth is called Angrakhi and a piece of cloth worn on \nhead known as Odhani similarly the lower body cloth is called Lengha. \n\nThe male participants take care of the musical part of the dance. They use the different instruments such as the pungi, a woodwind instrument traditionally played to capture snakes.\n\n\n\n\n\nKalbelia songs are based on stories taken from folklore and mythology and special dances are performed during Holi. \n\nThe Kalbelia have a reputation for composing lyrics spontaneously and improvising songs during performances. \nThese songs and dances are part of an oral tradition that is handed down generations and for which there are no texts.\n\nThe dancers are tattooed in traditional designs and wear jewellery and garments richly embroidered with small mirrors and silver thread. As the performance progresses, \nthe rhythm becomes faster and faster and so does the dance.', u'editable': u'false', u'ranges': [{u'start': u'', u'end': u'', u'startOffset': 11, u'endOffset': 1571}], u'text': u'Kalbelia-Dance Rajasthan', u'permissions': {u'admin': [], u'read': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}} created: Sat, 30 May 2015, 12:15 PM UTC