16. Nepali Dance Forms

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Learn about different Nepali dance forms
• Understand cultural significance of dances
• Know about festival dances
• Appreciate dance traditions

60 minutes

• Paper
• Colored pencils
• Regular pencils
• Notebooks

1. Review (5 minutes)

• Quick recap of musical instruments
• Connect music to dance
• Discuss what students know about dance

2. Traditional Dances (15 minutes)

Discuss and draw:

• Mountain Region Dances
• Sherpa Dance
• Tamang Selo
• Syabru Dance
• Hill Region Dances
• Maruni Dance
• Ghatu Dance
• Sakela Dance
• Terai Region Dances
• Tharu Dance
• Peacock Dance
• Stick Dance

3. Festival Dances (15 minutes)

Discuss and illustrate:

• Teej Dance
• Women's festival dance
• Circle formations
• Red dress
• Clapping rhythms
• Dashain-Tihar Dances
• Deusi-Bhailo
• Group performances
• Festival celebrations
• Traditional movements

4. Drawing Activity (15 minutes)

Students draw:

• Traditional dancers
• Dance costumes
• Festival dance scenes
• Group dance formations

5. Closing Activity (10 minutes)

• Students write about their favorite dance
• Share what they learned
• Compare with dances they know
• Preview of next week's topic

• Dance (नृत्य - Nritya)
• Dancer (नर्तक - Nartak)
• Movement (चाल - Chal)
• Costume (पोशाक - Poshak)
• Festival (चाड - Chaad)

1. Draw traditional dancers

2. Write about different dances

3. Draw festival dance scenes

Check students':

• Understanding of dance forms
• Knowledge of regional differences
• Drawing skills
• Class participation

• Keep movements simple to describe
• Use drawings to show formations
• Connect dances to regions
• Make cultural connections clear
• Keep technical terms simple
• Respect traditional aspects

• Each community has unique dances
• Dances tell stories
• Special clothes for different dances
• Dances passed down generations
• Dance connects to festivals

• Draw simple dance positions
• Show group formations clearly
• Connect to familiar movements
• Make cultural significance clear
• Keep descriptions age-appropriate
• Use simple terms for movements