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Sammi
This is a popular dance of Sandal Bar. This is a women's dance and like
the Giddha it is danced in a circle. The dancers stand in a ring and swing
their hands bringing them up from the sides, right in front, up to the
chest and clap. They take the hands down in accordance with a rhythm and
a system and clap again. Repeating this gesture, they bend forward and
clap again and go round and round in a circle, as the rhythm is maintained
with the beat of the feet. Various kinds of swinging movements are performed
with the arms. This is a very simple dance. Most of the gestures and confined
to the movements of the arms, clicking and clapping. No instrument is
required as an accompaniment to this dance. Rhythm is kept up with the
beating of feet and clapping. The dance is named after the young heroine
of a legend, Sammi, who was madly in love and used to sing and dance as
best she could for the sake of her lover. |
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