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. |
