Folk Dances of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Goa

• The text provides information on various folk dances from the regions of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Goa.

Bihar Dances

• Chaiti dance is performed by men with their bodies smeared with soil.
• Jijihiya is a folk dance from the Mithila and Bhojpura regions of Bihar and Madhesh province of Nepal, usually performed by young women dancers to pray to Indra for a good monsoon and harvest.
• Bidesiya, meaning "from the foreign land" in Bhojpuri, is a folk theatrical performance of western Bihar based on a drama by Bhikhari Thakur.
• Jat-Jatin is a folk dance of Bihar, especially in the Mithila and Koshi regions, performed on moonlit nights during the monsoon season.
• Jadur is a dance of the Oraon tribe of Bihar, performed during the Sarhul festival, symbolizing fertility and devotion to the sun god.
• Biraha dance depicts the anguish of women whose partners are away from home and is also performed in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, with Bidesiya being a derivative.
• Kajari dance welcomes the monsoon season and is performed in the months of Shravan and Bhadrapad.
• Jhumair dance is performed by rural women, accompanied by musical instruments.
• Magahi Jhumair dance is presented in the form of a duet.
• Sohar Khilawan is a dance performed by women to celebrate the birth of a child.
• Kishan Nritya expresses the pride of the farmers of Bihar.
• Natua dance starts with a dance called the Natua Nachari.
• Karma Dance is named after the Karma tree, associated with fortune and good luck.
• Raggir Dance Mahotsav is an annual three-day event held in Raggi, Bihar, first held in 1986.
• Domkach dance is performed in the Mithila and Bhojpur regions and in Jharkhand, where it is known as Nagpuri folk dance.

Chhattisgarh Dances

• Suwa (Parrot dance) is a tribal dance, mainly by the Gonds tribe where women dance at weddings keeping a parrot in a bamboo pot forming a circle.
• Thapati dance is a tribal dance by the Korku tribes of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra during the month of Vaishakh ( Indian Lunar Calendar),using the instruments Dholak and flute.
• Raut Nacha is held by the tribal community of Chhattisgarh following "dev uthni ekadashi" after Diwali, by the Yadavas.
• Panthi dance by the Satnami community portrays the importance of Dung district, performed on Maghi Purnima, the birth anniversary of Guru Baba Ghasidas.
• Gaur Maria dance happens in Bastar, Chhattisgarh during weddings.
• Saila dance is performed after harvest in the Hindu month of Aghan (November–December).
• Pandavani dance ballads portray stories of Pandavas with recitals of tales of Mahabharata, having the styles Vedamati and Kapalik.
• Jhirlitti dance is performed in the Halloween festival in the Bastar region of central India.
• Gendi dancers balance on two long bamboo sticks and is performed by the Muria tribe of Bastar.
• Rahas dance is a folk dance in Chhattisgarh, in Dhamtari district, focusing on the love story of Krishna and Radha.
• Chaitra festival dance is by the Gonds of Bastar district after harvest to thank Annapurna for crops and blessings.
• Sarhul is a traditional dance of the Oraon tribe

Goa Dances

• Fugdi dance is done by women during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Dhalo, and Vrata of Goddess Mahalakshmi.
• Kunbi dance is a tribal folk dance of the Kunbi community of Goa, where women balance lamps on their heads during the Shigmo festival.
• Morulem is a traditional folk dance by the backward community during Shigmo.
• Ranmale is a theartre based on Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, mainly during the Holi festival mainly as Shigmo in Goa and Konkan region.
• Zammado is a folk dance where members of the Dhangar community act like cows.
• Tarangamel is a folk dance performed during Dussehra and Holi.
• Chode dance is a warrior dance mainly in the Marathi-speaking regions of Goa.
• Dekhni is a semi-classical dance form