Dance Competition Inter NGO

Trishul NGO, (Trishul Learning Centre) Children participated in Dance and Skit competition. Our children did three performance, children's age from 6 years old to 14 year's old participated (26 participants).

Even with short notice of hardly 10 days to go before the dance competition, Trishul NGO Children put up a great effort and put together three performances Rajasthani Folk Dance, Katakh Fusion Dance and Maharashtra Folk Dance (this dance also won 2nd price in the competition).

We thank team (Social Responsibility Forum) of NMIMS,  for inviting Trishul NGO children's team for ANUGOONJ SKIT AND DANCE competition.

Special thanks to Tanuja and all her team members for great support and encouragement shown during the dance competition.

We also thank Lavni Dance Master Mr. Anil for preparing our children for Maharashtra Folk Dance and Rajasthani Folk Dance despite short notice. And also Anoushka Ebrahim for putting in lot of hard work to prepare children for Katakh Dance performance. Production Team comprising of members from Trishul NGO Asif, Lopa, Dipika, and Amelia.


Rajasthani Dance

Rajasthan, as a state of India, is full of treasures which have grabbed attention of the people for centuries. The state is home to various communities, tribes, cultures and folk dances.

One such folk dance, popularly known as Kalbelia, is recognized globally.

This dance is performed by a Rajasthani tribe which mainly resides in the Jaisalmer region. In this dance a variety of instruments are played by men whilst dance is performed by women.

Katakh Fusion

Kathak is the Hindi name for one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards of ancient northern India known as Kathakars or storytellers.

Maharashtra Folk Dance

Maharashtra is filled with exquisite culture and tradition. So are its folk dances. The plethora of folk dances is still prevalent and enthralls the audience with a wide variety of costumes, colors and ornaments. Some of the most popular folk dances from Maharashtra are

Lavani. - Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of Dholki, a percussion instrument. Lavani is noted for its powerful rhythm.

The word Lavani is derived from the word “lavanya” meaning beauty. Women perform this dance in their traditional attire called nauveri or a nine yard saree.

Koli Dance - This dance pertains to the fisher folk of the Koli district of Maharashtra. This dance symbolises the lives of the fishermen. Both men and women take part in this dance. The movement depicts catching fishes using nets and rowing of the boats used for fishing.

The dance is filled with the dancers wearing costumes which portray the fisher folk community. Women wear green sarees and men wear lungis. The performance is in rows or pairs.

Gondhal, an established religious practice of most of the castes in Maharashtra, is an educative, entertaining and important tradition. It is believed that if the Gondhal is performed in the house during auspicious occasions like weddings and thread ceremonies, then our life doesn’t become chaotic.

Dindi

This dance is a religious dance performed on the day of Ekadasi in the month of Kartik. This dance symbolises the devotion and love of Lord Krishna. This dance portrays Lord Krishna performing naughty deeds and having a playful nature.

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