Ghunghroo

A small article written by Ms. Jhankriti on "Ghunghroos". PLEASE READ! 🙂
Here it is:

Ghunghroo or the Tinker bells are worn by Indian Classical Dancers on their feet for syncing their footwork with the beats of the Tala making Indian Classical Dances much more intricate and unique than the other existing dance forms.

Just like every musician has his/her own instrument, similarly the instrument for a dancer is his/her own Ghunghroos!
Dancers play with their Ghunghroos in a way Musicians play with their instruments.

The melodious sound of the Ghunghroos is a treat to the ears taking the dance of a dancer to a whole new spiritual level!

The grace, elegance and beauty of the Indian Classical Dances is truly unmatched!

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About the writer:
Jhankriti is a trained Indian Classical Kathak dancer who is a Visharad in Jaipur Gharana from Gandharava Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai. She aims to raise awareness about ancient Indian dance forms through her work. Jhankriti has performed at prestigious venues and regularly shares her thoughts on Indian classical dance on her blog.

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Have you ever looked at the different models of Ghungroo we have in our online store? We have almost all the best quality ankle bells available in South India in our website. The Ankle bells are known as “Salangai” in Tamil and “Chilanka” in Malayalam. Basically they are two types – Leather and cloth. There is one more less popular type made of Rexin also. As you know, the quality and confort of these are not well known.
Ankle bells made of genuine leather are very comfortable to wear and knwon to last long – you may get bored with them before they start tear apart. These have cushion pads behind, where it comes into contact with your ankle and so are very comfortabe to wear during hours of long practice or performance. The buckles, once fastened won’t come apart and are worry free. Some dancers prefer cloth type and would like to tie the Ghungroos instead if buckle them up.
The size of the Salangai depends upon the number of bells in each of them. It is appropriate to wear a two line Ankle bell for a seven or eight year old dancer, while adults prefer to have a four or five line Ghungroo. Based on the size, the number of bells in the Ghungroo will change. A good quality Ankle bell will have atleast 10 bells in each line. There fore, a 4 line Ghungroo will have about 40 bells in one pad. The quality of sound depend upon the size of the individual bell. The small size bells make less sound since the ball inside the bell is also small and its movement is lesser than that of a big bell.
Ankle bell coming off from the dancers leg during a performance is considered as a bad sign. Also it is dangerous and may injure the dancer. So it is important to select a good quality Ankle bell and one should make sure it is fastened or tightened properly before the dancer goes to the stage.