:o: Course Syllabus :o: Rajasthani Folk Dance

This is the only comprehensive Rajasthani Folk Dance Program in the world and the only CID - UNESCO Certification of this kind. Katrina Ji is a member of the International Dance Council CID - UNESCO. After 150 Hours of dance study with Katrina Ji, through CID - UNESCO, she will present you with this prestigious certification. It is the highest level dance certification in the world. Each year you are eligible for attaining one Level of Certification. You will presented with a certificate on parchment paper issued by CID - UNESCO at a special ceremony. Level 1 (150 Hours)

• Kalbeliya 90 hours

• Terah Taal 20 hours

• Chari 20 hours

• Ghoomar 20 hours ​– The International Dance Council CID is the official organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world. – CID is recognized by UNESCO, national and local governments, international organizations and institutions. – Its members are the most prominent federations, associations, schools, companies and individuals in more than 160 countries. – CID was founded in 1973 within the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, where it is based. – UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

:o: FEES :o:

$1188 PAYMENT PLAN by paying $99 per month

or

$988 TOTAL if paid in Full (Save $300)

$80 payable to CID-UNESCO to become a member of CID - UNESCO

(upon completion of program) - price subjetc to change Residents of India, Mexico and all other Developing Countries receive a 65% discount for all classes. Please contact us for coupon code. Does not apply to CID-UNESCO Membership.

:o: Gurukula Program :o:

A Gurukula program will be available in India. (Usually scheduled in February) This opportunity is available to students after completing their Level 1 Certification. Come to India to learn from Katrina Ji and local teachers while taking in the culture, heritage sights, shopping and entertainment. Plus you will get the opportunity to perform too! HTTPS://www.KatrinaJi.com/India ​

Rajasthani Folk Dance CID - UNESCO Course Syllabus

Level 1

Terah Taal

Learn Terah Taal Dance. The seated devotional dance done with Manjera's (swinging cymbals that are also clapped). Tying musical instrument manjira on body and playing it in thirteen different style, originates from Kamada Tribe of Rajasthan. 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.

Equipment (available here): Manjeera or finger cymbals

Chari Dance is performed at marriage celebrations, on the birth of a male child and at celebrations and festivals of goodness. During the Chari dance, colorfully dressed, bejeweled women hold earthenware or brass Chari pots on their heads. Often, the Chari are set on lit Diya (oil lamp) or fire with cotton seeds immersed in oil. Dancers carry a flaming pot on their head without touching it, while performing graceful movements of limbs and deep swirls of knees.[3] To make the dance look more attractive lines of lighted patterns are created as the dancers move quietly around the floor. Rajasthan is a desert where women walk for many miles to collect water for their families. They collect their daily water in Chari. The dance celebrates this lifelong ritual of collecting water. Equipment (available here): Large spinning skirt, (Beginner) disposable 1 liter water bottle, (Intermediate) chari pot / ring base or cloth for balance, (Advanced) kerosene, paper towel

Ghoomar

Ghoomar (Rounding) is a group dance done in a circle often performed at wedding celebrations. Learn the actual translation along with the dance. Quintessentially Rajasthani, Ghoomar is perhaps the most popular folk dance in the country. Introduced by the Bhil tribe, this dance form was adopted the royal Rajasthani communities. It is performed by women on different events and festivals like Teej, Holi etc. Traditional outfits are worn by the women. The beauty of Ghoomar lies in its graceful movements like spinning around, beating palms, and swaying hands with the traditional songs.

Equipment (available here): Large spinning skirt, ghungroo

Kalbeliya

Kalbeliya Dance is fun, lively, folkloric, improvisational and non-technical. It is characterized by rhythmic stomps, hip movements and kicks, ever-changing hand movements, spinning, and dancing with partners. It is a dance for fun and celebration. This class will focus on the foot work and hand movement commonly used in Kalbelia dance. Plus basic steps. Learn Basic Kalbelia Steps

• Basic Step

• Basic Traveling Step

• Double Step

• Kalbeliya Sprinkler

• Tap Tap Strike

• Hops

• Rajasthani Hands

• Classic Hands (aka “flipping hands”) and more!!!
  

Equipment (available here): Large spinning skirt, ghungroo

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Level 2 (Coming Soon!)

Kalbeliya Floorwork & Spins

Learn a variety of spins including the famous barrel turn, Queen Harish spin and more. Plus learn how to descend from a spin into floorwork. We will explore many ways to utilize floorwork and a variety of fun steps. Equipment (available here): Large spinning skirt, ghungroo, knee pads

Chirmi Choreography

"Chirmi" is one of the folk dance of Rajasthan. This is a significant part of Rajasthani music and culture. A married girl is climbing on chirmi tree (Abrus precatorius / Jequirity) to see her father and brother coming to meet her. ​ The first lines are चिरमी रा डाला चार (chirmi ra dalaa char). In the song, the married girl is saying "my chirmi tree is very innocent. I climbed on the tree to see coming my father but my jeth (husband 's elder brother) also climbed up on the tree then chirmi tree 's branches urned broken. That married girl requests her jeth to get down from chirmi and saying "My father is coming rode on horse and brother is riding on a camel. The horse is decorated with ghoongra (small bells) and the camel with loom (a type of decorative threads). The small bells gets rusted and and the decorative threads gets dirt. So I will keep those bells in a purse and hang those threads on a hanger. I will wash those bells with curd and dust out those decorative threads. Equipment (available here): Large spinning skirt, ghungroo, Chari pot.

Nimbooda Choreography

Simple folk dance to the famous song Nimbooda (lemon)

Peacock Dance

Folk dance performed traditionally with a fan of peacock feathers attached to the body with peacock like steps.

Ghorband

Traditional dance regarding decorating with loombas (tassles) and more of camels etc.

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Private Dance Study

Chari Dance with Fire

Bhawai Dance

A dance represents the gratification of Rajasthani women when she gets water in desert after walking so long keeping so many vessels on her head. Artist also dances on sharp edge of a metal plate and broken glasses Bhavai-dance The most thrilling dance performance I have rarely seen in my life. Bhavai dance is the last but the longest performance by a single artist. It was done by an experienced artist. Historically bhavai dance originates from the desert area of Rajasthan where women very often need to walk miles far from their home to get water from wells or oasis. While returning back they used to carry many water vessels together on their head, the joy of getting water certainly made them forget the pain of carrying weight over their head. This happiness is a message in form of bhavai dance. The dancer started the show with one or two pots on her head, in each consecutive break of few seconds she increased the number of pots to 6-7-9, the thrilling part came when she started dancing on the edge of a metallic food plate and then over the sharp cut pieces of glass.

Chakri Wheel Dance

An acrobatic style dance down while balancing spinning bicycle wheels on the hands and legs.

Katchi Ghodi

Traditional dance with dummy horse, usually performed by men.

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