Top 5 Traditional Folk Dance of Goa

 Being a land of diverse religions and cultures , it is     not  much  surprising to know that the country of   India has a wide range of variety in terms of art,   music and dance too. No matter whichever place   you go to in country, almost each and every religion   has its own unique folk music and dances. If the   place your talking about is the state of Goa. The   traditional folk dances of Goa are designed in a way   to reflect the mindset and lifestyle of the state.  

Here are some Traditional Folk Dance of Goa

1.Dhalo



This is one of the most popular rural folk dances of Goa. Most of the time on special occasions or on festivals, you will find the Dhalo is the choicest dances of the women dwelling in the main occasion when this dance is performed by women is a moonlight December night. Almost a dozen of women assemble together in the courtyard of the house after having dinner and dance to folk songs which are woven with many religious as well as social themes. All in all, this folk dance is full of fun and frolic. 

How is the Dance performed?

Specifically talking about how this folk dance of Goa is choreograph and performed, then in a dhalo folk dance, young girls and women of rural household get to gather in the form of semi-circle by joining their hands behind each other's waists. Onces they achieve this position then they sway in a well coordinated movements on the beats of the musical instruments.

2.Dekhni 

This is another popular folk dance of Goa which you will come across various places in the state, talking about the unique name of the dance form, the word Dekhni literally translets to bewitching beauty in the konkani language. The Dekhni dance is basically considered as the traditional folk dance of those Christian individual who originally belonged to Hinduism but during Portugal, rule converted into Christianity, moreover, you will be pleased to know that the music of this dance form is actually a lovely confluences of rythem and melody belonging to both Indian as well as Western geners. 

How is dance performed? 

The Dance performance usually starts with a beautiful lady who is later joined by other dancer gradually. 

3.Fugdi

As we talk about the popular folk dances of Goa, one can probably not miss out on Mentioning Fugdi dance, also know as Foogdi, this is one of the traditional dances of Goa which is immensely popular, especially amoung the women folk of the state. It is said that this dance style is devoted to Hindu God, Lord Ganesha. Also, this dance does not required any specific occasion or a particular festival to be perform. 

How is the dance performed? 

Though this folk dance of Goa is quite popular it is not as easy as it seems to be. This dance form requires the performers to continue swirling until one eventually gets completely exhausted and sits down. 

4.Kunbi Dance

This is one of the earliest discovered folk dances of Goa. It is a dance form was mainly performed by a early settlers of Goa. This folk dance is even named after the early settlers who were known as 'Kunbis'. They are basically a sturdy tribal community, usually belong to the pre - Portuguese era. They have more  of a social element in themselves rather than the Regilious sentiments. For performing this dance, the women dancer dressed in their traditional attire which adds color and life to the dance form. 

How is dance performed? 

The performance for this Goa folk dance is bit complicated because in it the women dancers have to move very elegantly when the music and rythem at which the is performed has quite an fast pace. 

5.Goff

If you were thinking that all of the folk dances of Goa were all about the Regilious celebration or social sentiment, than Goff dance will come as a pleasant surprise to you. This Goan dance is a way for hard-f working farmers and labour's to celebrate their efforts. You can understand the Goff dance form to be a celebration of a bountiful harvest that is celebrated by the farmers. 

How is dance performed? 

Like the unique thought behind the dance form, it's performance is a bit special too. The dance performance in two phrases. You will see that for performing 1 st phase of this folk dance, each dancer will be holding a colorful cord that hangs at the center of the mendor ,the place where the performance take place. The dancers than form an intricate braid with the help of the rest of the artist during the performance. Talking about the 2nd phase of the Goff dance performance,  you will now see that the dancers Will move in way opposite to the earlier phase so as to unravel the intricate braid which they at first braided. At the end of performance, after a masterful feat of coordination displayed by the dancers, all of the cords will be single once again. 

Usually when people think about Goa dances, 

their imagination usually ends up thinking about large crowd dancing only to the trance, techno, rock or similar music styles. The Goan dances extended much more beyond that late night beach parties. Watching a Goan dance performance is a true delight. 

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