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GIDDHA

GIDDHA IS A POPULAR FOLK

DANCE OF WOMEN IN PUNJABI

REGION AND PAKISTAN . THE

DANCE IS OFTEN

CONSIDERED FROM THE ANCIENT

KNOWN AS THE RING

DANCE AND IS JUST AS

ENERGETIC AS BHANGRA ; AT

FEMINE GRACE ,

ELEGANCE JAND ELASTICITY . IT

IS VERY COLOURFUL DANCE FROM WHICH IS NOW COPIED IN ALL REGION OF THE COUNTRY . WOMEN PERFORM THIS DANCE MAINLY AT FESTIVE OR

SOCIAL OCCASIONS .

CONTENT1- COSTUMES2- MUSIC

3- PERFORMANCE AND ACT4- REFERENCES

COSTUMES

IN THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE FULL DRESS OF A GIDDHA GIRL . GIDDHA

COSTUMES CONSIST OF BRIGHT COLORED CLOTHES COMPLEMENTED BY HEAVY JEWELLERY . THE PUNJABI SALWAR KAMEEZ [ TUNIC TOP AND LOOSE FITTING PANTS] OR GHAGRA

[ COLOURFUL LONG – SKIRT ] IN BRIGHT AND RICH COLOURS ARE THE TOPICAL COSTUMES OF THE DANCE .

GIDDHA WOMEN ALSO WERE ORNAMENTS LIKE MATHAPATI ON THE

FORMED .GIDDHA IS USUALLY DANCED IN

HERMONY SWINGES AND TWISTING THE BODY . SHAKING THE SHOULERS

WHILE BANDING KNEES AND CLAPPING .

MUSIC

NORMALLY , NO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE ACCOMPAINED

WITH GIDDHA , SOMETIMES A DHOLAK WHICH PROVIDES THE

RHYTHM FOR THE DANCE . MOSTLY WOMEN PREFER CLAPPING AS THE RHYTHM . THE HAND-CLAPPED OF

THE DANCERS IS A PROMIENT FEATURE OF THIS ART FORM . IN

GIDDHA THE BOLIYAN ARE SEPCIAL NOW I TELL YOU SOME BOLIES.

BOLIES1] UTLE GHRE VICH CHRI

BAJRA – 2THLRE GHRE VICH RU -2

GERA DE NI BALNE GAGER VARGI TU -3

2] KADE NA KHADE TERE KHATE – MITHE JAMNU -2

KADE NA KHADE TERE RAS PERE TUMBA VAJ DA I JALMA

VICH VARE -3

PERFORMANCE AND

ACT

GIDDHA IS ESSENTIALLY DANCED IN A CIRCLE . GIRLS OR WOMANS FORM A

CIRCLE . ALL OF THEN CLAP THEIR HAND AND SING SMALL COUPLETS CALLED BOLIAAN . “ BOLIAAN “ IS A PLURAL

FORM OF “ BOLEE “ . THESE BOLIAAN ARE EMOTIONAL , HUMOROUS , TEASING , LOVE , NATURAL AND

VARIOUS TOPICS . THEN TWO OR THREE OF THE DANCERS COME TO THE CENTRE

AND PERFORM THE DANCE . THESE BOLIAAN COVER THEMS FROM NATURE

TO EXCESSES COMMITTED BY THE HUSBAND OR MOTHER IN –

LAW OR OTHER REALATIVES AND LOVE ETC . THIS IS ACCOMPAINED WITH

APPROPRIATE BOLI SONGS .

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