Chapter 17 of Class 5 Arts Bansuri (Dance), Dances of My Nation, celebrates the extraordinary diversity of India’s folk, tribal, ritualistic, and classical dance forms — connecting dance postures, costumes, and rhythms with the geography of Indian states and culminating in a collaborative patriotic choreography.
What Class 5 Art Chapter 17 Covers
My Dance Collage & Posture Imitation (Activity 17.1) — Collects pictures of diverse Indian dances from calendars, newspapers, and books to build a visual collage and practises recreating their signature stances and hand mudras.
Rhythmic Diversity on the Map of India (Activities 17.2 & 17.3) — Matches Indian dance forms with their states on the map — such as Bihu and Sattriya (Assam), Bhangra/Giddha (Punjab), Garba/Dandiya (Gujarat), Ghoomar (Rajasthan), Lavani (Maharashtra), Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathakali/Mohiniyattam (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Odissi (Odisha), Manipuri (Manipur), and Kathak (North India).
Uniting with My Dance — Spinning Wheel Game (Activity 17.4) — Uses a classroom spinning wheel marked with states/dances so teams perform steps and rhythms from across the country.
I Celebrate My Dance — Patriotic Dance (Activity 17.5) — Choreographs a joyous patriotic group dance uniting steps from multiple regional traditions.
Exercises in Chapter 17
- Activities 17.1 to 17.3 — Dance Collage & India Map Matching: Paste or draw Indian dance forms in your collage page and fill in the state names and dance forms on the outline map of India.
- Activities 17.4 & 17.5 — Spinning Wheel Challenge & Patriotic Choreography: Play the dance spinning-wheel game and rehearse a group patriotic dance for a school celebration.
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- Next: Chapter 18: My Dance Expresses Emotions and Narrates Stories
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FAQ
How does Chapter 17 connect Dance with EVS (‘The World Around Us’)?
Students connect the costumes, music, harvest festivals, and landforms they studied in ‘The World Around Us’ with the folk and classical dances of each Indian state on the map.
What does Activity 17.5 ‘Patriotic Dance’ ask students to create?
It asks students to combine movements and formations from different regional Indian dances to perform a unified dance celebrating national pride and harmony.