A complete list of folk and tribal dance in India
HTOI going to introduce you to some of the top Indian folk and tribal dance forms of India. So, for what you are waiting let’s explore the famous Indian folk and tribal dances.
HTOI going to introduce you to some of the top Indian folk and tribal dance forms of India. So, for what you are waiting let’s explore the famous Indian folk and tribal dances.
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Goti Pua, Odisha<br />
Goti means ‘one’ <strong>and</strong> Pua means ‘boy’ <strong>and</strong> Goti Pua is a<br />
<strong>dance</strong> form which is performed by a male <strong>dance</strong>r <strong>in</strong> a form<br />
<strong>of</strong> female avatar. A boy who dresses up as a girl called as<br />
Goti Pua <strong>and</strong> this is an ancient <strong>India</strong>n <strong>dance</strong> from which was<br />
performed by the students <strong>of</strong> the akhadas.<br />
This <strong>dance</strong> is a popular <strong>folk</strong> <strong>dance</strong> where you can f<strong>in</strong>d some<br />
ornamental presentation <strong>of</strong> male body, <strong>and</strong> many musical<br />
<strong>in</strong>struments are associated with this <strong>dance</strong> form such as<br />
pakhawaj, geeni <strong>and</strong> harmonium. Here the boys can s<strong>in</strong>g<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>dance</strong> performance or else they can also appo<strong>in</strong>t<br />
a group <strong>of</strong> s<strong>in</strong>gers to provide the background music..<br />
Baagh Naach, Odisha<br />
This <strong>dance</strong> form is also known as tiger <strong>dance</strong> <strong>and</strong> it orig<strong>in</strong>ated<br />
from B<strong>in</strong>ka <strong>and</strong> Sonepur district <strong>of</strong> Odisha. Some male <strong>dance</strong>rs<br />
also perform this <strong>dance</strong>, <strong>and</strong> male <strong>dance</strong>rs first pa<strong>in</strong>t their bare<br />
body with some black <strong>and</strong> yellow stripes <strong>and</strong> attach a false tail at<br />
their back portion.<br />
Then they used to move from one house to another house <strong>of</strong> their<br />
village <strong>and</strong> gather the audience for their <strong>dance</strong>. Drummer <strong>and</strong> a<br />
bell player constantly provide background music dur<strong>in</strong>g this<br />
<strong>dance</strong> performance <strong>and</strong> this is just like the acrobatic movements<br />
<strong>of</strong> male performers <strong>in</strong> rhythm. They also use to make some<br />
hiss<strong>in</strong>g sounds dur<strong>in</strong>g their performance <strong>and</strong> this <strong>dance</strong> is also<br />
performed dur<strong>in</strong>g the Thakurani Jatra <strong>in</strong> Berhampur.
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