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Goomer dance
colorfully dressed women circle around and dance with the rhythm, a well respected traditional dance of Rajasthani royal families. Ghoomar is identified as dance of Rajasthani royal families; traditionally, Rajput ladies perform this in wedding ceremonies, mostly not in front of gents. Although Faces of women are covered with their gungat (veil) and they circle around a flock of other dancers. Ghoomar is conceptually adapted from other ethnic tribe of Rajasthan. The dance keep going up in the speed with the rising music leaves anyone excited.
Terah Taali Dance
Tying musical instrument manjira on body and playing it in thirteen different style, originates from Kamada Tribe of Rajasthan. Terah-taal One of the most unique and beautiful Rajasthani dance performed at Lok Dharohar- Heritage Haveli. Terah Taal/Terah Tali means thirteen beats. Originates from Kamada tribe of Rajasthan, it is also performed religiously by devotees of Baba Raamdev temple at Runecha. Dancers tie musical instrument called manjeera on different parts of their body and play it in 13 different styles. It look simple but technically it needs perfection to keep on with the whole dance group.
Bhavai Dance
Balancing Pots with Precision
Bhavai is a traditional folk dance originating from Rajasthan. Only highly talented artists can master this delicate dance form. It involves women gracefully balancing 8 to 9 earthen or brass pots on their heads while dancing synchronously. At Lok Dharohar, the dancers usually start the performance with one or two pots on their heads. In each consecutive break of a few seconds, they increase the number of pots to six, seven, and nine. This thrilling performance keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as the skilled dancers sway with the pots, sometimes even atop a glass or the edge of a naked sword or brass thali (plate).
Chari Dance
Women dancing while carrying ignited brass pot on their heads, traditional dance by Gujjar community of northern Rajasthan. A customary dance of ethnic Gujjar community from Northern Rajasthan, chari/charu means water pot made by metal. Women of gujjar community keep the vessel on their head; often these vessel pots are blazed with cotton seeds dipped in oil. The main skill is balancing these flaming pots on head while dancing. A well choreographed and a great music coming out from bankia (musical instrument) generates a electrifying waves in the audiences. I was completely stunned!
Puppet Show
Rajasthani art and music is definitely incomplete without a puppet show, it is the most common entertainment source of Rajasthani people from hundreds of years. Rajasthani string puppet has its own uniqueness and individuality. At Dharohar they have an inimitable concept of puppet dance, generally in puppet shows, the puppeteer always controls the puppet from behind the curtain but here at dharohar both the puppet and puppeteer performs in front of audience which gives equal acknowledgment also to the puppeteer. I have seen the magician puppet that can even pick his head up detaching it from the torso. That was really funny and entertaining.