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dancers
also carry a drum and dances to the rhythmic beats of drums
and accompanied songs. The other colorful dance forms of
Minicoy are Lava, Dandi, Bandiya and Fuli .
The Kolkali dance literally translates as stick dance. The
word 'Kol' refers to a stick and because the dance is
performed with sticks, it is called Kolkali. Kolkaki dance
is the most widely known and popular folk dance of
Lakshadweep. The performers comprise only of men. The women
are not allowed to perform and practice this dance form.
Kolkali is danced in pairs and the pairs move in circles to
the rhythmic beat of sticks. The performers hold these
special sticks in their hand and use them as props while
dancing. The dance begins with a slow pace but slowly as the
time passes the rhythm becomes fast and ultimately reaches
to the height of frenzy. With the accompanied folk songs the
dancers dance in a variety of alignment in due course.
The Parichakali dance is also a popular dance form in the
islands of Lakshadweep. Parichakali literally translates as
Shield dance, as Paricha refers to a shield and as the dance
performed with sword and shields, it is called Parichakali.
This dance form can be somewhat called a martial art form.
The dance resembles fighting and therefore shields and sword
are used as props. These are, however, made of very soft
wood so that it does not wound anybody while enacting. Brave
wars and warriors and freedom struggle are common themes.
The dance usually involves dual combats and the bravery is
honored in this Lakshadweep dance form. The performance is
accompanied by songs. What slowly begans as a slow dance
increases to culminate into a highly energetic dance.
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