A folk dance workshop is being organised at Jawahar Bal Bhawan for the students aspiring to learn the various dance forms. The workshop began here on June 1 that would continue till June 30.
The three-day workshop was much enjoyed by the students. The students have learnt folk dances like Punjabi, Kashmiri, Chhau, folk dance of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthani. According to the dance instructor, Sanghmitra Bankar, “The folk dance forms are one of the difficult tasks as the body movements and expressions are the essence of these dance forms.” Dance instructor Sanghmitra Bankar told The Pioneer, “Dance and music gives pleasure to people. Essentially music creates a joyous atmosphere. People enjoy the moves and groves on the music beats. This workshop was basically organised for the music and dance lovers.” Elaborating further she said, “Folk dances holds our tradition and culture in a unique way and so the children should learn about these forms to experience the beauty of these dances.”
The children are enjoying the folk dances in a different aspect as they would learn to make pyramids and other acrobatic forms. She further said that dance is a way to keep the body active. The main motive of this dance workshop was to enhance different dance forms among children as well as the face and body expressions. Besides, the institution would provide the information on different dance forms. This workshop would help children to participate in various dance competitions as well. As many as 80 students of age groups from 5 years to 16 years old are a part of the workshop.
Sanghmitra Bankar further aid, “We have recently ended with Chhau dance workshop that was much enjoyed by the children.” elaborating further she said that the folk dances of Madhya Pradesh would also be taught to the students during the workshop. She further informed that to begin with marching dance first will be taught to the children. Further, on the fourth day, the children made a pyramid as a part of the Punjabi folk dance. It was much enjoyed by the children. The children would learn other forms as well.