Kokan Traditional Balya Dance : कोकणातील बाल्या डान्सची परंपरा : Guhagar,Chiplun

After the arrival of Ganapati Bappa in the house, now in many villages it is seen that the villagers come together and perform balya dance. Many villages in Konkan,Maharashtra have preserved the tradition of this Balya dance.We are going to see one such performance of artists who performed in my village,Pawar Sakhari,GUhagar,Chiplun
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Marathi Culture and Festivals
Balya Dance in Konkan:
Konkan Maharashtra is ... nothing but California of India... Konkan region is flourished with mind-blowing scenic beauty and its heritage culture and is known for its Ganpati Festival. Balya dance or “ Jakhadi nritya “ is one rare folk dance which is performed for Ganpati Bappa. This dance form is most energetic and with full of Trans.
." Jakhdi' means standing position, this dance mostly has standing steps. The other names
Of this dance form is " balya". In Mumbai, a lot of people from rural Maharashtra work as servants to help out with dishes and cleaning of The houses. they wear an ornament called " bali" in one ear therefore They called " balya".
This folk dance originated from the dance form ' tamasha". In this form There are two types:
1 Kalgiwale [ कलगी वाले ]
2 Turewale [तुरे वाले ]
In this dance the Dholak player and other instrument players
Sit in the middle and about 8-10 dancers dance around them In a circle.
This dance form is performed mostly during Ganapati festival but also extends upto Diwali.
They have many groups called " pathak" पथक
like: Anari अनारी, from chiplun, kumbharli कुंभार्ली, , pimpli पिंपळी, terav टेरव, ,kamthe कामथे,
Savde सावडे, etc.
They also perform " Gof' गोफ in this dance form.
Enjoy the video of this dance performed by one of the groups.
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