- @Amrapali #img-anno http://kalaacademygoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/goff-350x228.jpg {u'shapes': [{u'geometry': {u'y': 0.2412280701754386, u'x': 0.9085714285714286, u'width': 0.05142857142857138, u'height': 0.10087719298245615}, u'type': u'rect'}], u'src': u'http://kalaacademygoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/goff-350x228.jpg', u'context': u'http://testapp.swtr.us/?code=duq1sjeH2KPtNZXyxDzhtbtPGhWA53', u'comment': u'GOFF\n\u2022 This is the peasants\u2019 dance of Goa.\n\u2022 A number of coloured strings are hung at the centre point of \u2018Mandap\u2019. The dancers dance hold the cords of different colours in their hands and weave and unweave them skillfully.\n\u2022 Musical beats of Ghumat, Samel and Zanj are used.\n\u2022 This dance is noted for its vigour and intricate footwork.\n\u2022 The dancers sing songs devoted to Lord Krishna, Mother Nature etc.\n\u2022 Goff is an exotic confluence of colourful cultural strands.\n\u2022 The weaving of the braid \u2013 Goff represents a quiet but conscious assimilation of cultures left behind by the several dynasties which ruled over Goa during the past centuries.'} created: Sat, 06 Sep 2014, 02:11 PM UTC