The concluding chapter of Class 4 Arts Bansuri, Dances Around Me, introduces regional folk dances across India — Chirmi (Rajasthan), Chham (Sikkim), Kommu Koya (Andhra Pradesh), and Sammi (Punjab) — and guides students to choreograph a nature dance and learn their own region’s traditional folk dance.
What Class 4 Art Chapter 18 Covers
Folk Dances of India & My Dance and Nature (Activity 18.1) showcases Chirmi dance of Rajasthan, masked Chham dance of Sikkim, horn-headgear Kommu Koya dance of Andhra Pradesh, and women’s Sammi dance of Punjab; then choreographs a nature dance to songs like the Kannada song ‘Aadona banni’ or Rabindra Sangeet ‘Phule phule dhole dhole’.
Learning My Regional Dance (Activity 18.2) invites students to learn and perform a traditional folk dance from their own state or neighbourhood, observing its rhythm, steps, costumes, and connection to local festivals and nature.
Exercises in Chapter 18
- Hands-on classroom art, theatre, music, and dance activities (Activities & rubrics).
- Cross-art connections with the opening Panchatantra story The Hare and the Lion.
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- Previous: Chapter 17: Emotion and Expression in Dance
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FAQ
Match the four Indian folk dances featured in Chapter 18 with their states: Chirmi, Chham, Kommu Koya, and Sammi.
1. Chirmi dance — Rajasthan; 2. Chham dance — Sikkim; 3. Kommu Koya dance — Andhra Pradesh; 4. Sammi dance — Punjab.
How are traditional folk dances connected to nature in Activity 18.1?
Most regional folk dances celebrate seasons, sowing and harvesting crops, blooming flowers, rivers, rain, and local birds and animals through their lyrics and hand gestures.