The Dekni is essentially performed by Women and is a traditional dance form. The music to which this dance is performed is has ingredients of both the East and the West. So the music is both ethnical and contemporary. The chief folk dances in Goa are the Fugdi and Dhalo and the Kunbi. The Kunbi, however, has elements of tribal dance to it as well. Their dance belongs to the era before the Portuguese conquest. The other unique feature about this dance is the fact that it is devoid of religious content and is mainly social. The Morulem is a folk dance of the rearward communities, and is performed on the Shigmo. The Lamp Dance too is a unique specialty of Goa. Performed chiefly by women during the time of the Shigmo, it is danced by balancing brass lamps with burning wicks on the head. It is popular mainly in southern and central Goa.
The Goff too is a folk dance. It is performed by the Goan Peasants after the harvest as a manifestation of their delight and felicity. The dance is performed during Shigmo with colorful cords, in a technique by which the dancers by dancing create braids and other patterns. The forming of these braids happens during the first half of the dance. The second half of the dance is dedicated to unraveling the patterns made by using an opposite rhythmic movement. The songs that are sung for the dance are all dedicated to Lord Krishna. This dance has an affinity with Gujarati tribal dance forms.
Dance in Goa also comes in the form of plays and dance-dramas. One of these types is the Jagar, which is performed by the Gawdas. Another is the Dhangar. The Dhangar is a Navratri dance. It is a fusion of adoration and dance - in essence, almost like the dance performed by the Sufis. The other prominent ones include Corredinho Dance, Fugdi Dance, Ghode Modni, Goff Dance, Mussal Dance and Romal Dance.
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