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Folk Dances of North Goa
Tthe various folk dances of North Goa with their beats and pulse add to the color of this place.

Different types of folk dance with their sheer pulse have added to the color of the district. Graceful movements, innocent luster and of course radiant hue of the different types of folk dances of North Goa illustrate the rhythm of the place.

Bhandap: This is a traditional folk dance performed by the women folk of the scheduled tribe community who were the earliest settlers of Goa. That includes the second half of the Hindu month Bhadrapada.

Corredinho: This is a type of Portuguese folk dance. It is a type of dance, which is popular among Goan elite youth.

Dhangar Dance: This dance is mainly performed in Navratra days. This is a vigorous session of worship dance.

Dekhni-Beauty danceDekhni-Beauty dance: only women perform this dance form. This form displays a rare blend of Indian & Western rhythms.

Fugdi & Dhalo: These are the folk dances performed by women. This is regarded as the most common folk dance forms of Goa.

Ghode Modni: This dance form is performed in commemoration of the "return of the Ranes" after victories over the Portuguese in Bicholim and Satari Taluka.

Hanpet- Sword Dance: This is a type of traditional warrior dance performed during the Shigmo Festival.

Kala & Dashavtar: These folk dance forms representing the subsequent development of jagar as tiatr. Some of the other popular folk dance forms are Ranmale, Ratkala and Tiatr.

Goff Folk DanceGoff- folk dance with chords: This dance form communicates joy and happiness of Goan peasants after the harvest. The time of this celebration is during Shigmo Festival in Phalgum month.
Kunbi Dance: This is the tribal Folk dance. A group performs this where dance and songs are performed thoroughly.

Lamp Dance: women holding lamps on their heads perform this during Shigmo Festival. Thus this is only restricted to womenfolk.

Mando: This type is mainly love song. It represents the mingling of Indian and Western tradition.

Morulem: This is a traditional folk dance presented by the backward community during Shigmo Festival.

Mussal-Khel-Pestel Dance: This is a dance-cum-song in praise of valiant Kings. It also projects incidents in the village life of the times. Some other folk dance forms can be named as Romat, Tonya Mel and Dhendlo, etc.

Perani Jagar: This is the earliest form of drama.

Raatib: This is a part of religion ritual of Muslim community performed during 11th month of the Muslim calendar. This is very popular among them.

Suvari: This folk form is a traditional tone setter to all Hindu religious and festival performances.

Talgadi: This is a type of folk dance performed by men. This can be called as a social, sophisticated, outdoor dance for men.

Taranga Mel: This is mainly a Banners mela of farmers.

Tonyamel: This a type of folk dance that is performed with sticks. This is a very vigorous and muscular group dance, which is connected with the farm-folk celebrating the joys of good harvest. Tipri Nritya resembles tonyamel folk dance, which is very popular throughout the whole Goa.

Veerbhadra: It is a typical Indian style dance performed in Ponda, Sanguem and Bicholim Talukas.

Zagor: This is mainly a folk Play. This is a cultural activity presented in different villages of Goa in different styles by the Gauda community.

(Last Updated on : 11/11/2010)
 
 
   
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