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Learn Garba: 10 Basic Steps for Navratri

Learn Garba: 10 Basic Steps for Navratri — video by LiveToDance with Sonali Play · 25:29

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Sonali and Rupesh of LiveToDance teach ten steps of Garba, the Gujarati circle dance of Navratri nights, from the one-clap and three-clap steps through travelling patterns with turns to the heench, filler steps and a basic dandiya step, showing how each moves round the circle.

  • 25 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • No equipment

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  1. Ek taali: step right forward, lift and step the left, step back, clapping once going forward. 0:35
  2. Ek taali arm variations: crossing arms, same arm and leg, fists, then hitting upwards. 1:31
  3. Travel round the circle by placing each right step slightly to the right. 3:36
  4. Teen taali: the same footwork with two arm swings and a clap on three. 5:08
  5. Do taali: right together, left together in and back out, tapping inside and clapping outside. 6:33
  6. Two-plus-two: the same footwork travelling sideways, bigger steps one way and smaller back. 9:06
  7. Four forward with a turn on counts three and four. 10:29
  8. Four-plus-two: four forward with the turn, then two steps back. 12:12
  9. Six-step turns: a half turn on every count, two circles out and one back. 14:10
  10. Heench: step right with a clap, cross the left over with hands to shoulders, then the turning version. 16:08
  11. Filler steps: point the toe to the side and tilt away, adding claps, raised hands or finger snaps. 18:27
  12. Dandiya step with a partner: tap right and left with matching hands, then cross, open and clap. 21:18
  13. Tips: let the hands flow or clap, and use quick right-left footwork on faster music. 23:04

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Keep moving: place each right step a little to the right so the circle travels
  • Ek taali: step right forward, lift and step the left, step back, clapping once going forward
  • On faster music, switch to quick right-left footwork in the same pattern

What it works Whole body

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Joints it uses light on the joints

  • Shoulders movesclaps, arm swings and raised hands
  • Hips movesstepping forward and back, heench lifts
  • Knees movespivots and turns in the six-step turns, heench
  • Ankles & feet movestravelling steps, toe points

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by LiveToDance with Sonali; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety