page_title: List of Indian folk dances
section_title: Madhya Pradesh
hierarchical_section_title: List of Indian folk dances / Madhya Pradesh
caption_attribution_description: Dancer performing traditional dance of Malwa by balancing earthen pots during the cultural program at Jal Mahotsav 2016-17, Hanuwantiya, Madhya Pradesh.
context_page_description: Indian folk dance is a simple dance, and is performed to express joy and happiness among themselves.
  Folk dance is performed for every possible occasion, to celebrate the arrival of seasons, birth of a child, a wedding, festivals and some old social customs.The dances are extremely simple with minimum of steps or movement.The dances burst with verve and vitality.Men and women perform some dances exclusively, while in some performances men and women dance together.On most occasions, the dancers sing themselves, while being accompanied by artists on the instruments.Each form of dance has a specific costume.Most costumes are extraordinary with extensive jewels. While there are numerous ancient folk and tribal dances, many are constantly being improved.The skill and the imagination of the dances influence the performance.
context_section_description: Grida Dance - crops sway in the fields in the full bloom, the parties from different villages join together and perform the Grida dance. It continues from morning till evening. The host village returns the visit next year by going to the village of their guests of the preceding year. The dance has three distinct phases:
  (1) Sela -  feet movements are slow and comparatively rigid.
  (2) Selalarki - The feet movements become brisker and faster.
  (3) Selabhadoni - With the acceleration of the tempo, every limb of the body begins to sway in mood of exaltation.
  Maanch is a lyrical folk drama and a form of operatic ballet that is very popular in Malwa in Madhya Pradesh. "Maanch" means the stage or place of performance and as an indigenous and distinct folk-form.
  The tableland of Malwa has comparatively very few dances. On wedding occasions, the countryside women of this part perform the Matki dance with an earthen pot balanced on the head, the Matki is mostly danced solo. Sometimes just for merriment a couple of women join the main dancer who usually dances with a veil on her face. The two other variations of the Matki are the Aada and Khada Nach.
  The Phulpati dance is exclusively for semi-rural unmarried girls. The agriculturist class of Malwa is not very much inclined to any dance by nature but during the Holi festival revelers perform this to the uneven manipulation of drums.
  The Kamar tribe performs the Tertali, which is an elaborate ritual with many elements of dance. It is generally performed by two or three women who sit on the ground. Manjiras, or small metal cymbals are tied to different parts of the body, mostly the legs, and with a cymbal in either hand the dancer strikes these in rhythm. The head is covered with a veil, and at times a small sword is clenched between the teeth and an ornamental pot balanced on the head.
caption: Matki dance at Jal Mahotsav 2016
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