GHUMER an extremely virile form is the most popular dance of the Bhils. It is performed in all seasons. Accompanied by songs of love and valor, men and women perform together in a circle. RAIKA is a mixed martial dance of the Bhils. Men carrying swords and singing invocations are joined by women and they all form a circle. The movements of the girls are characterized by sliding of one foot and the shifting of one hip from side to side. JHORIA is a marriage dance of the Bhils. It is again a mixed dance. GAURI is a religious dance-drama of the Bhils performed in the months of Sawan-Bhadon to worship the deity Bhairvanath. The singer sings the story to the accompaniment of an instrument, which is called Ravanhttha or Gujari |
