The Dandiya dance originated as devotional Garba dances,

which were performed in Goddess Durgas honor. This dance

form is actually the staging of a mock-fght between
Goddess Durga and ahishasura, the mighty demon-king.
This dance is also nicknamed !The "word Dance. The sticks
of the dance represent the sword of Goddess Durga.
The origin of these dances can be traced back to the life of
#ord $rishna. Today, %aas is not only an important part of
&avaratri in Gu'arat but e(tends itself to other festivals
related to harvest and crops as well.
Costumes and music
The women wear traditional dresses such as colorful embroidered choli, ghagra and bandhani dupattas,
which is the traditional attire, dazzling with mirror work and heavy jewellery. The men wear special
turbans and kedias, but can range from area to area. The dancers whirl and move their feet and arms in
a choreographed manner to the tune of the music with a lot of drum beats. The dhol is used as well as
complementary percussion instruments such as the dholak, tabla, et cectra. the true dance gets
extremely complicated and energetic. Both of these dances are associated with the time of harvest.
Ghumura Folk Dance[ Oriya: , Kalahandia : ] is a folk dance of
Kalahandi district of the Indian state Orissa.[1] It is classifed as folk dance as the
dress code of Ghumura resemles more like a trial dance, ut there are
ar!uments aout["] di#erent mudra and dance forms of Ghumura earin! more
resemlance $ith other classical dance forms of India. %rchaeolo!ical e&idence
'ro&es[(] that there are some ca&e 'aintin! from 'er)historic 'eriod disco&ered
from Gudahandi of Kalahandi and *o!i +atha of ,ua'ada district that looks like
Ghumura, Damru and other attracti&e thin!s. -hese rock art sites elon!s to more
than ./// 0.1
2a&ani 3+arathi: 4 is a !enre of music 'o'ular in +aharashtra.[1] 2a&ani is
a comination of traditional son! and dance, $hich 'articularly 'erformed to
the eats of Dholki, a 'ercussion instrument.
-raditionally, this !enre of folk dance deals $ith di#erent and &aried su5ect
matters such as society, reli!ion, 'olitics and romance. -he son!s in 62a&ani6
are mostly erotic in sentiment and the dialo!ues tend to e 'un!ent in socio)
'olitical satire.[7] Ori!inally, it $as used as a form of entertainment and
morale ooster to the tired soldiers. 2a&ani 8on!s, $hich are sun! alon! $ith
dance, are usually nau!hty and erotic in nature. It is elie&ed their ori!in is in
the 9rakrit Gathas collected y :ala.[(] -he ,ir!uni 2a&ani 3'hiloso'hical4 and
the 8hrin!ari 2a&ani 3sensual4 are the t$o ty'es. -he de&otional music of the
,ir!uni cult is 'o'ular all o&er +al$a.
2a&ani de&elo'ed into t$o distinct 'erformances, namely 9hadachi 2a&ani and
0aithakichi 2a&ani. -he 2a&ani sun! and enacted in a 'ulic 'erformance
efore a lar!e audience in a theatrical atmos'here is called 9hadachi 2a&ani.
%nd, $hen the 2a&ani is sun! in a closed chamer for a 'ri&ate and select
audience y a !irl sittin! efore the audience, it came to e kno$n as
0aithakichi 2a&ani.
Dress)u'[edit]
-he ladies that 'erform la&ani $ear a lon! sari len!th around ; metres. -hey
form a un 35uda in :indi or amada in marathi4 $ith their hair. -hey $ear
hea&y 5e$ellery that includes necklace, earin!s, 'ayal, kamar'atta3a elt at
$aist4,an!les etc. -hey usually 'ut a lar!e indi of dark red colour on their
forehead. -he sari they $ear is called na&&ari. -he sari is <ra''ed eautifully
and is much more comfortale as com'ared to other sari ty'es.
Kolattam is an ancient &illa!e art. -his is mentioned in
Kanchi'uram as 61hei&aikiyar Kolattam6, $hich 'ro&es its
anti=uity. -his is 'erformed y $omen only, $ith t$o sticks
held in each hand, eaten to make a rhythmic sound. 9innal
Kolattam is danced $ith ro'es $hich the $omen hold in their
hands, the other of $hich are tied to a tall 'ole. <ith 'lanned
ste's, the $omen ski' o&er each other, $hich forms intricate
lace)like 'atterns in the ro'es. %s coloured ro'es are used, this
lace looks e>tremely attracti&e. %!ain, they unra&el this lace
re&ersin! the dance ste's. -his is 'erformed for ten days,
startin! $ith the ne$ moon ni!ht after Dee'a&ali.[?]
1hera$ dance is 'erformed in +i@oram state of India. -his dance includes
Four 'eo'le. -hey hold t$o 'airs of amoos across one another on the
!round. It is most famous dance in +i@oram and a center for attraction
durin! festi&e occasions in +i@oram. 8imilar dances are found in Far Aast
and in the 9hili''ines 3kno$n as -iniklin!.4[1]
1hera$ dance in +i@oram is characteri@ed y the use of amoo sta&es
$hich are ke't in cross and hori@ontal forms on the !round. <hile the male
dancers mo&e these amoo sta&es in rhythmic eats, the female dancers
'erform y ste''in! in and out of the amoo locks. Beco!ni@ed as one of
the oldest dances of +i@oram, 1hera$ dance has ecome an inte!ral 'art of
almost e&ery festi&al of +i@oram.
-he common costumes $orn y the female 'erformers durin! the 1hera$
dance Dance include -hihna, Cakiria, Ka$rchei and 9uanchei. %ll these
traditional costumes of 1hera$ Dance come in &irant colors that further
ri!hten u' the surroundin! en&ironment.
In the ancient a!es, 1hera$ dance Dance $as 'erformed $ith the ho'e of
'ro&idin! solace to soul of a deceased mother $ho had left her ne$orn
child on earth. :o$e&er, today, the hori@on of 1hera$ dance Dance has
e>'anded consideraly. In fact this dance is 'erformed on e&ery i! and
small occasion of +i@oram.
+ore often than not the &arious mo&ements made y the 1hera$ dance
dancers are ins'ired y the nature. <hile some e>'ressions of 1hera$
dance Dance resemle the s$ayin! of trees some others indicate the Dyin!
1hhau dance 3Oriya: ,0en!ali:
4 is a !enre of Indian trial martial
dance $hich is 'o'ular in the Indian
states ofOdisha, Eharkhand and <est
0en!al. -here are three su!enres of
the dance, ased on its 'laces of
ori!in and de&elo'ment, 8eraikella
1hhau, +ayurhan5 1hhau and
8
.
-he 8amal'uri folk dance is 'erformed in 0inka and
8one'ur of 8uarna'ur district durin! the month of
chaitra. -he male dancer 'aints his are ody $ith
yello$ and lack stri'es like that of a ti!er and
attaches a suitale tail. One or more dancers mo&e
from house to house and after a cro$d !athers the
dance e!ins. -he dancers are accom'anied y a
Folklores ind the 'resent $ith the 'ast and kee' the continuity of ci&ili@ation.
-he ori!inality of folklores ha&e 'leasantly sur'rised e&en most erudite scholars
and litterateurs.
Goa has a uni=ue cultural herita!e, rich and li&ely and it is kno$n for se&eral
folk festi&als and 'erformances.
+any castes, su)castes and tries min!led in its social te>ture in Goa6s lon!
history and this 'resents a $ide di&ersity of folk arts that incarnate its traditions,
customs, con&ictions and culture.
Goa has een inhaited y many racial stocks. ,o other re!ion in India 'erha's
has had such a $ide &ariety of 'olitical re!imes. -he &arious rules introduced
their life styles and cultural inDuences of $hich, the marks are &i&idly to e seen
in the races and the rulers, there ha&e een the in comers for trade and
commerce and the men of the armed forces dra$n from di#erent cultural
!rou's.
Durin! the history s'annin! o&er ",/// years of life, Goa has een sha'ed y
the 0ho5as, 8hilaharas, Bashtrakutas, Kadamas, Ci5ayna!ar rulers, %dilshahi and
fnally the 9ortu!uese. -he chan!in! colours of history ha&e left their multi'le
and lo&ely shades on the Goan life. %nd folk art has not een an e>ce'tion to it.
-he traditional folk music and dances ha&e continued uninterru'tedly, $hile the
inDuence of the 9ortu!uese music and dance on the local culture has hel'ed
e&ol&e ne$ forms. -his ha''y lendin! and co)e>istence of cultural traditions
!i&es a uni=ue character the music and folk dances of Goa..
-he di&ersity of these cultural inDuences makes Goa distincti&e althou!h it
shares in a !eneral $ay the culture of the coastal Konkan stri'. %mon! the
innumerale folk dances and forms encountered in Goa include -al!adi, Go#,
-onya +el, +ando, Kuni dance, 8u&ari, Dasara$adan, Cirahadra, :an'eth,
Gauda 5a!ar, Banmale, Fu!adi, Ghode +odni, 2am' Dance, +usal Dance, Bomat
or +ell, +orullem, 0handa', Dhan!ar Dance, Dekhni and Dhalo
.
The )ihu dance *+ssamese,
, -indi,

. is a folk dance
from the /ndian state of +ssam
related to the festival of )ihu.
This 'oyous dance is performed
by both young men and women,
and is characteri0ed by brisk
dance steps,and rapid hand
movement. Dancers wear
traditionally colorful +ssamese
clothing.
Though the origins of the )ihu
dance is unknown, the frst
o1cial endorsement is cited to
be when +hom king %udra
"ingha invited )ihu dancers to
perform at the %anghar felds
)hangra, folk dance and
music of the 2un'ab
*northwestern /ndia and
northeastern 2akistan. and
the popular music genre that
emerged from it in the mid-to-
late 34th century. 5ultivated
in two separate but
interactive styles6one
centred in "outh +sia, the
other within the "outh +sian
community of the 7nited
$ingdom6the newer bhangra
blends various 8estern
popular musics with the
original 2un'abi tradition. /t
en'oys an immense following
in "outh +sia and within the
"outh +sian diaspora.