There are many folk dances in India that typically represents the community related activities and their functional aspects, and the Tippani folk dance is also a dance of such a pattern. In this dance, women labourers engaged in construction work strike long sticks on the floor, which are called Tippani, thus the name. They also use a rhythmic musical process to escape from the workload. This dance is one of the examples of the virile dance forms of the folk dances in Gujarat. Generally, members of the Halli community perform this energetic dance form. It is usually performed on festivals like Holi or Diwali and on the ceremonies like wedding.

The costumes and the instruments used for this folk dance are also typical & traditional. Folk costumes for the dance, mostly consists of a short coat called Kedia with tight sleeves having embroidered borders and shoulders; tight trousers like the Churidars and colourfully embroidered caps or coloured turbans and a coloured waistband. Some women beat the floor with long sticks and sing in a particular pace, while the others dance by swirling their skirts. With simple instruments like a `Turi` and a `Thali` i.e. brass plate, the dancers generate the music.