Goan Folk Dances

GOAN FLOK DANCES Goa folk dances bear a tradition of thousands of years. Its famous in goa.   Women perform a number of the traditional dances. The women and men  dress like traditional for these dances.   Dhalo Dhalo is a popular ritual folk dance form Goa .  The dance is performed by women and serves as a prayer of protection for their households. The songs to which the dance is performed are usually sung in Konkani language or Marathi.The themes of such songs are commonly religious or social in nature. It is conducted over a period of 1 week in the month of Pousha at the onset of winter.  On the final day women dress up elaborately and draw caricatures of men.   Fugdi Fugdi is a Goan folk dance performed by the women in the Konkan region during Hindu religious festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Vrata . Fugdi is an art form that can be traced to the primeval cultural traditions of Goa. It is performed during various religious and social occa...