Extravaganza of Goa's folk dances at Goa Heritage Festival (GHF)

Venita Gomes

Day 1 of the Goa Heritage Festival saw performances of various traditional and folk dances of Goa at Dr FL Gomes Garden, Campal.

Divli Dance|Folk dance|Goa | All Picture Courtesy: Venita Gomes

Traditional 'kunbi' singers enthralled the audience with their folk tunes.

Kunbi dances|Goa folk dance

'Kunbi' dancers belonging to 'Amelia Dias Troupe' showcased 'kunbi' dance.

Kunbi dances|Goa folk dance

Suresh Gawde Troupe performed one of Goa's most popular folk dance form 'jagor'.

Jagor|Goa|Folk dance

The audience were fascinated with how these dancers balanced themselves with support of strong stick like structures.

Jagor|Goa|Folk dance

Performance of 'Ghode modni', a folk dance form that has horse-like movements through out the dance.

Jagor|Goa|Folk dance

A 'Divli' dance performance by Suresh Gawde Troupe.

Divli dance|Goa|Folk dance

Divli folk dancers with their skill graciously performed the 'divli' dance at Dr FL Gomes Garden, Campal.

Divli dance|Goa|Folk dance
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