Jikkattam|ஜிக்காட்டம்|Jikkattam Tamil Folk Dance|Tamil Folk Dance|Tamil Traditional Art Dance

This art form is traditionally known as Jakku adi and primarily it is a musical form. In a course of time dance is also performed according to the music. There are several kinds of dance forms in Jikkattam. They are Themangu, Oyilattam, Kavadiattam and Disco. Generally eight men perform dance and sixteen men are perform music. Jikkattam is traditionally performed at Pollachi and Coimbatore region during temple celebrations and life cycle ceremonies.Jikkattam is one of the Tamil folk dance. The name for this game was earlier known as Jiquadi . Fifty or sixty years ago it was only a matter of playing a musical instrument , but later, it was also known as Jikkkattam because it was played along with the music . The sound of the music (jakku, jikku) is known as zikatum.They have five types of games.Tapattam (dancing with tapa in hand),Themmangu (Dancing with cloth in hand),Playing with a goal in hand ,Disco ( Western dance),
The game is played by a minimum of three players and a maximum of eight players. Eleven people play musical instruments. There are different types of game modes . According to the sound of the whistle , the scoring patterns will change. The musical instruments used are nagari , urutu kunda , jalra , tappu , gol and whistle .There are many artists in Pollachi , Coimbatore . This performance is closely related to the ritualistic events of the Natar temple . On non-business days, these artisans go for agricultural work.In this Jikkattam video you could see the how the artists are performing Jikkattam with great effort.Jikkattam also one of the Tamil folk dance of tamilnadu.you should not miss to watch out this Jikkattam Tamil folk dance video as well.