Dekhni Dance

Dekhni Dance

Dekhni in Konkani language means "bewitching beauty". This solo song-cum-dance performed only by women to the accompaniment of folk drum "Ghumat", displays a rare blend of Indian and Western cultures. The dance enacts the life of a "Devdas" (literally meaning servant of God) girl whose job is to perform dance in temples and social ceremonies like weddings.
Theme
The theme is of a Devdasi girl who comes to a riverbank to take a ferry to reach the other side where she has an appointment to dance in a wedding. She requests the adamant boatman for a favour and is even ready to offer him her golden earring for taking her across urgently.
The dance set to western rhythms and Indian melody, is livened up by the conversion between the girl and the boatman in the form of a lilting song, which lingers in the mind for a long time.