Women and men dancing around an image of the Goddess Amba during Navratri at the Hindu Community Temple, Maputo, Mozambique

Garba (Gujarati: ગરબા Garbā), is an Indian form of dance that originated in the Gujarat region. Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. Unlike other famous types of Indian dance such as bharatanatyam and odissi, garba is much more similar to Western social dancing than the presentational style of the others. Dance in India covers a wide range of dances from the ancient classical to modern styles Bharatanatyam (பரதநாட்டியம்is a classical Dance form originating in Tamil Nadu, Odissi is the classical dance form of Orissa in north-east India Social Dancing is Bis ' second full length Album. Track listing "Making People Normal" – 228 "I'm A Slut" The greatest difference between garba and western social dancing is that it is circular and is religious in origin.

The name garba comes from the Sanskrit term Garba Deep. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Garba, when translated, most closely resembles the English preposition inside, and Deep is a small earthenware lamp. In Grammar, a preposition is a Part of speech that introduces a prepositional phrase. For this reason, many traditional garbas are performed around a central lit lamp. Traditionally, it is performed during a nine-day festival called Navarātrī (Gujarātī નવરાત્રી Nava = 9, rātrī = nights). Navratri ( Sanskrit: नवरात्रि is a Hindu Festival of worship and dance Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? Traditionally, either the lamp (the Garba Deep), or an image of Amba is placed in the middle of the concentric rings as an object of veneration, thereby delineating the dance. People dance around the deity clapping rhythmically. At every step they gracefully bend sideways, the arms coming together in sweeping gestures, up and down, left and right, each movement ending in clap.

The Dandiya Raas dance

Modern garba is also heavily influenced by raas (Gujarātī: ડાંડીયા Ḍāṃḍīyā), a dance traditionally performed by men. Raas or Dandiya Raas, along with Garba, is the featured Dance of Navratri evenings in Western India Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? The merger of these two dances has formed the high-energy dance that is seen today.