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The Lahadi and Ghooghati dances
Lahadi is a popular dance of hill communities which is performed by women.
In this, women form two teams which stand face to face. The singing is
begun by women of the first team and the second team retreats as the singers
bend at the waist, clap and move forward. This is then repeated by the
other team and the first team retreats to its original position. This
lasts for a long time. This dance form employs no musical instruments
and the dancers clap their hands.
In the Ghooghati dance the dancer stands in a line and
the one behind puts his hand on the shoulders of the one in front of him.
The first two or three dancers sing the song and the rest repeat the lines.
This dance places a lot of importance on physical movement. As they sing
the dancers move backwards and forward and bend sideways. This presents
very interesting Choreographic composition.
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