Dollu kunitha- Karnataka famous dance
An electric folk dance form, dollu refers to the drum and kunitha means dance in Kannada. Originally this was a very popular entertainment for village folks, in the days when television didn't exist. Every hamlet or village had a Dolly kunitha;most have one even today. A team consists of twelve -fourteen dancer's with one central singer - cum - director who has one metal instrument that he uses to set rhythm. Over the years, Dolly kunitha has became a revered folk dance in Karnataka. Every official function, any big occasion, a Dollu team is called. When u visit the Sharavathy u must experience a Dollu performance; it's a must. When u see pictures it might seen like any other dance, but the energy it generates is electric. The beat of the drum, the calls of the dancers, the rhetoric it generates and the setting against which it is performed mostly in a large grounds by the side of the village or a harvested paddy field so that the gathering may sit around in a circle comfortably. The beat reverberates across the valleys; something's you can hear the drum from very far, giving a lilting effect to the surrounding. If you stay with a local family, or at one of the campsites, you may request for a Dollu performance. Typically it is performed by the men; but one or two teams around sagar or all women teams. Its fascinating, the energy, the changing rhythm and the ambience has a whole.
BY
ISHWARYA. B
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