- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://folk-dances.tripod.com/id19.html {u'tags': u'["Folk-dances-of-india","Maharashtra","Koli-folk-dance","Fisherman-dance"]', u'quote': u'shtra\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Koli Dance\n Koli Dance:\n Koli is one of the most popular folk dance form of Maharashtra State that derives its name from the fisher folk of Maharashtra\n - Kolis. These community people are famous for their distinct identity among others and for their lively dances. Their dances\n consist of elements from their daily work related to the fishing.\n Both men and women in a group perform this dance. Both of them make their single row or stand in pair. These fishermen\n portray the movement of the rowing of a boat in this dance form. Sometimes, they also portray the movements of waves and the\n casting of nets to catch the fish.\n It is said that despite their obvious hardships regarding their occupation, their dances bringing out the liveliness of\n the fisher-folk, who enjoy each moment of their life. And there is this dance of Joy, a celebration of valuable life, performed\n with sheer exuberance by the dance participants.\n The equipment used by fisherman is an oar. They hold small oars in their hands and move them to the rhythm of a song beat.\n Swaying of oars in backward and forward direction creates a scene of a boat tossing on the high sea-waves. The Koli dance\n takes different shapes and styles according to the different parts of the region.\n Generally, women participants wear green coloured sari in their Koli style coming upto knees while male wear a lungi kind\n of costume having triangular shape. This dance got the loudest cheers and wolf whistles. Performing a traditional dance named\n "Koli" was undoubtedly the sweetest experience.', u'editable': u'false', u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/table[3]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[4]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[1]/p[1]/font[1]/b[1]/u[1]', u'end': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/table[3]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[4]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[2]/td[1]/p[2]/font[1]', u'startOffset': 21, u'endOffset': 2070}], u'text': u'Koli-dance Maharashtra India', u'permissions': {u'admin': [], u'read': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}} created: Sun, 12 Apr 2015, 11:36 AM UTC