In spite of saying again and again that I am not a dance person I end up posting more and more dance videos! I guess it is fair to conclude that I do enjoy watching dances. On my trip to Bandhavgarh with Pugdundee Safaris I saw folk dances from MP. This was at their Kings Lodge at Bandhavgarh. They had arranged for the evening drinks outside along with the dances by the local.
When I am on my solo trips on invitation it is a struggle for the lodge to keep me company. They cannot leave me alone and then the manager can spend only so much time with me. I am actually fine by myself. But I can’t say this as well. So after spending a lot of time with me Varun left me in the company of a young naturalist. I asked him about the people doing the show. He said they were from the local village. The resort had an arrangement with them but they struggled when it came to time management. He said they were farmers and would come for such shows only after their day at the field was over. For them farming comes first, it was their livelihood.
Dances from MP
Of late, all the dance performances I have witnessed have been at a cultural show for tourists or at a resort. I would love to see some of these dances in their natural settings but I can’t see that happening anytime soon. In the meanwhile I wonder if the resorts are the new patrons of arts and traditional dances? Is there a downside to it? Is there an upside to it? What do you think?
PS. At night time my cell phone was useless for making the camera. I only had my 50 mm on my SLR so I took this video with that. On reflection my kit lens works better for videos. So next time I am going to carry it around as well.
If you could capture dances around the world,a video can be made out of it :).Was just checking out related post and voila! Dances from Cambodia,SA,Kerala and now MP…I love the local dances at the resorts,and this one looks like fun.Did you dance along with them Mridula?
Ankita 😀 I can’t dance at all but I do enjoy watching them.
I’m totally with you in the wish to see dance performances in their natural settings. On my trip to Jodhpur, my bus stopped beside this folk troupe singing on the road. Their songs sounded so earthy and wonderful in that dusty setting. Unfortunately the bus moved away before I could get my camera out 🙁
That must have been some experience A.H.
Really nice, Mridula!
I love Incredible India! So many dances & other cultural treasures!
I completely agree Anita.
Same here, I am a very bad dancer and a very very good viewer 😀 I like tribal dances and music because of their innocence and unique fragrance. Thanks for sharing this video!
Sindhu I too am becoming fond of the dances. 😀
The Dance looked really awesome Mridula.. 😀
And the fact that u post more of Dancing video is to attract you towards dancing.. 😉
Harsha 😀 that is the reason but I do wish to diversify!
I missed this. 🙂
Oh is it? It was quite good!