Goan Music and Dance

Goan Music & Dance

Ghode modni is the name of a splendid folk dance that is mainly performed in Bicholim taluka. the back ground music is the music of Dhol and tasha. these folk dance are basically performed by men and other two forms of dance is Dhol and Fugdi . the pace of Dhalo is slow while that of while that of fugdi is fast. the pattern followed by the Fugdi dance is cicular and in dhalo a dozen of women dance having their faces in front of each other. both these folk dances are performed on Marathi and Konkani songs. Gof nurtya which involved both men woman the dance formed on konkani song. it consist of 7 to 8 different colours held at middle of bambu at an hight 8 to 10 feet.