Archive · 23 May 2025
Tamil Children Master Stilt Walking and Folk Dance
Some kids in Tamil Nadu are learning a cool traditional dance called Kattaikal Attam, which involves balancing on wooden stilts.
They're not just dancing; they're also climbing the 1,320 steps of a temple on these stilts!
A trainer named K Shankar is teaching them, hoping they'll break a record someday.
The kids are also practicing on nearby hills.
This helps them get better at balancing, which makes their dancing even more impressive.
They're learning other dance forms, too!
Children in Erode district are climbing 1,320 steps on wooden stilts.
They are training to improve their balance.
K Shankar, an experienced kattaikal attam performer, is the children's trainer.
The Uzhavan Kalaikuzhu organization assists with the training.
The goal is to set a record.
- Who
- Children in Erode district, trained by K Shankar of Ganapathipalayam, with the help of the Uzhavan Kalaikuzhu organization.
- What
- Children are climbing 1,320 steps on wooden stilts.
- When
- Ongoing
- Where
- Chennimalai Murugan Temple in Erode district and nearby hills.
- Why
- To improve children's balancing skills and potentially set a record.
- Location
- Erode district
- Dance Form
- Kattaikal Attam
- Steps Climbed
- 1,320
- Temple
- Chennimalai Murugan Temple
- Trainer
- K Shankar
- Organization
- Uzhavan Kalaikuzhu