sentences:  The accompaniment to the dance is provided by the male performers singing melodious songs and playing a number of musical instruments, which include "pakhawaj", "dholak", "jhanjhar", "sarangi", and harmonium.Traditionally, this genre of dance was performed by the female performers belonging to the Jat, Bhil, Raigar, Meena, Kumhar, and Kalbelia communities of Rajasthan.It is assumed that this genre of dance was evolved from the exceptional balancing skills of the females of these communities developed to carry a number of pots of water on head over a long distance in the desert.