Ancient Treatise
On Dance & Drama
garba
Garba means a Womb
Garba is also commonly used to refer to a Circular Dance
Garba is the name given to a Pot which forms the centrepiece of the Circular Dance
The songs to which the Circular Dance takes place are known as Garbas or Garbis
lots of pots
pot
The significance of the Pot is its symbolism of a womb, the original space from which all human life is born
The dancing takes a circular form around the pot, with each dancer following the same sweeping and swirling movements with differing vigour and passion and clapping at regular and frequent phases.
symbol of the womb
deep
Deep means light. The light represents the Divine shining through the perforations and the pot symbolises the womb universe. The Garba Deep has another symbolic interpretation, that the vessel itself is a symbol of the body, within whom Divinity (in the form of the Goddess) resides. Garba is danced around this symbol to honor the fact that all humans have the Divine energy within them
divine circular dances
dances
The dances which are performed around the pot are called Garba. Initially women will start dancing in a counter clockwise circular form around the pot, with each dancer following the same sweeping motion, with differing vigor and passion, and clapping at regular and frequent phases. The dances celebrate femininity and fertility and venerate a range of divine mother goddesses
a magic far beyond
music
The songs and tunes to which the Garba dance takes place, are also known as Garba or Garbis. These compositions have been handed down over the generations and their words and themes range from the spiritual to the social. The way that the melody and rhythm are composed influence the movement of the dancers and vice versa.
round & around
circle
The songs and tunes to which the Garba dance takes place, are also known as Garba or Garbis. These compositions have been handed down over the generations and their words and themes range from the spiritual to the social. The way that the melody and rhythm are composed influence the movement of the dancers and vice versa. REPEAT SO REPLACE