Ghode Modni is a folk dance performed in some talukas of Goa – Bicholim, Pernem and Sattari, which lie along the northern boundary of Goa. It is a dance where the dancers have an effigy of a horse attached to their waists to make it appear as if they are riding the horses. The dancer holds the bridle in one hand and a sword in the other and dances to the best of drums, Tasha, kansalem in a forward backward movement. The name comes from ‘ghode’ or horses in konkani and ‘modni’ is the dance like movements. The dancers are dressed like warriors, wear flowers n a pugdi on the head and gungroos on their ankles.
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