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Ghungroos are small bells made of brass with small iron balls inside. These bells are either strung together by cords or woven into a belt and they produce sounds of varying pitches depending on the metallic composition and its size. A dancer can wear anything between 50 to 200 bells knotted together.
India is the only country on this planet that can boast of having 8 classical dance forms! Each form is a perfect gem in itself. Historically Sanskrit, one of the oldest languages in the world, had an outstanding influence on the intellectual and artistic lives of the people across India. It was in the medieval period that regional languages developed and with-it regional dance forms and other arts too developed.
All Classical dances developed out of folk dance. But classical dances began to be associated with spirituality whereas Folk dance continued to be celebrations of agricultural harvest or social gatherings like weddings, etc. – A celebration of Life.
Hand gestures or Mudras or Hastas are a delightful language in itself. Mudras are yet another tool of communication for a dancer. The fingers are used to flash and echo every conceivable emotion; where a dancer can make a lotus bloom in her hands or a bird fly off her fingers!
