Culture of Korea District delineates uniform spirit of merriment within the region of Korea District. They also portray the culture of Korea District. There are basically three community dances which are celebrated mainly in the District during different festivals and functions are Karma, Suga and Saila Dance.
Suga Dance
This is basically a dance of the women folk. Like the saila, the women use small stick in the same way expects that there is no down ward movement of the stick. They move in circle dancing and singing. A pot containing rice with a few wooden parrots coloured with paint is placed in the centre. Ganga Dashera is celebrated on Bhim Seni Ekadashi which heralds the sowing of Kharif crops. There are folk dances in which men, women, boys and girls dance together singing romantic songs. Liquor is taken by the dancers and this leads to spirited and vigorous dancing. It is especially of festival of rejoicing.
Charta Dance
Charta dance is celebrated on the Purnima (Full moon day) in Pausha month. At this period of the year, the cultivator brought home his Agricultural produce. Every family has a sumptuous mid day meal according to their financial status. Children go out in the village and collect rice from every household. In the evening, the young maids of the village cook the collected food near the village tank or on the banks of river or rivulet and then they have a community feast. Charta is celebrated by all the communities. It is essentially a festival to celebrate the harvest.
Saila Dance
Saila dance is performed with many variations in dancing style and pattern. Sometimes the dancers stand in forming a circle, where each one is standing on one leg and taking help for support by holding on to the man in front. Then they all dance together taking round and round. Sometimes, they pair off or go round in a single or double line, occasionally, climbing on each other`s back. Saila dance can be performed in number of ways. Some of them are named as the Baithiki Saila Dance, the Artari Saila Dance, the Thadi Saila Dance, the Chamka Kunda Saila Dance, the Chakramar Saila Dance (lizard`s dance) and the Shikari Saila Dance. Each form of variation is based on a certain theme and distinctive feature as its own identity.
Saila Dance in its simplest form is performed as the Dasera dance that is always performed by the Baigas before festival of Diwali. Some of the post-harvest dances like Saila reach the climax towards the festivities of Diwali. Such dances of the Ahir Tribe and Rawats of Bilaspur and Raipur districts of the state have a vital appeal.