Snap, clap, twirl into the garba spirit

With Navratri just a fortnight away, NCR residents' weekday evenings and weekends are getting a festive spin as dance enthusiasts learn garba and raas from experts. Planning to head to a garba night during Navratri? Brush up on the basics so you can snap-clap-twirl and keep pace with the circle during these community celebrations.'Garba isn’t about perfection'At Lok Utsav Foundation, director Yamini Dikshit says the learning process is similarly structured to take beginners from basic movements to fuller sequences. “Garba is not about performing perfectly; it is about participating and enjoying the experience. Our one-month workshop follows a gradual learning process, beginning with basic hand and leg movements before moving to six Garba and five Dandiya sequences. Towards the end, we introduce formations such as heench and teen taali.”Yamini adds, "One thing we consciously maintain is the authenticity of the dance form.