Chari dance is one of the popular folk dances in Rajasthan India. This dance describes the art of collecting water in a chari or pot by the Rajasthani women in their day to day life. The woman travels miles to collect water for the families and the joy is reflected through this Chari dance.
The famous Chari dance belongs to the Gujjar community of Kishangarh and only women perform in this dance. These ladies carry brass pots on their heads balancing it to perfection. These pots are kept ignited with the cotton seeds dipped in oil. These lit pots display beautiful effect in the dark night.
This dance does not have any particular movements except balancing the pots on their heads. These ladies dance like ghoomar. The instruments played are Dhol, bankiya, and thali. This dance is also known as a welcome dance and is a sign of goodness. It can also be considered as the traditional fire dance of Rajasthan.
The Gujjar women dress traditionally in colourful Rajasthani dresses. The dancers wear big nose rings; on top of their heads they wear khol of coconut. Instruments like dhol, dholak, bankiya, harmonium, nagada, and thali are used.
The Chari Dance is often performing at the time of marriage occasions, on the birth of a male child or any big festival celebration in Rajasthan India.
Chari fire dance
