Dekhni-Beauty Dance
Performed only by women, displays a rare blending of Indian & Western rhythms.

Dhangar Dance
In Navratra days, a vigorous session of worship dance.

Fugdi & Dhalo
Folk dance performed by women. The most common folk dance forms of Goa.

Ghode Mondi folk dance with chords
Manifests joy and happiness of Goan peasants after the harvest, during Shigmo Festival in Phalgun month.

Nanpet-Sword Dance
A Traditional warrior dance performed during the Shigmo Festival.

Kala & Dashavtari
Folk Dance forms representing the subsequent development of jaga as theatre. Some of the other popular folk drama forms and Ranmale, Ratkala and Tiatr.

Kunbi Dance
Tribal Folk Dance a group dance-cum-song thoroughly rustic.

Lamp Dance
Performed during Shigmo Festival by women holding lamps on their heads.

Mando
A love song. It represents the mingling of Indian and Western traditions.

Morulem
A traditional fold dance presented by the backward community during Shigmo festival.

Mussal-Khel-Pestle Dance
A Dance-cum-song in praise of valiant Kings. It also projects incidents in the village life of the times, Romat, Tonya Mel and Dhendlo are some other folk dance forms.

Perani Jaga
The earliest form of Drama.

Suvari
Folk Music. It is a traditional tone setter to all Hindu religous and festival performances.

Talgadi
Folk dance performed by men-a social, sophisticated, outdoor group dance for men.

Teranga Mel
Banners Mela of Farmers.

Tonyamel
Folk dance with sticks - A very vigorous and muscular group dance which is connected with the farm-folk celebrating the joys of good harvest.

Veerbhadra
It is a typical south Indian style dance performed in Ponda, Sanguem and Bicholim Talukas.

Zagor - Folk Play
A cultural activity presented in different villages of Goa in different styles by the Gauda community.

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