Dance of Balance . It is a dance of subtle expertise and dedication . Hojagiri dance is performed during the celebration of Hojagiri. This dance is one of the most charming and breath taking dance amongst all the dances of borok people . Reang community holds the position in performing this dance . Only a skilled man or women can performed such a thrilling task.
The equipment's required for this dance are earthen pitcher, oil lamp or candle, bottle, hanker-ship or flowers, Bailing (it is a plate made by bamboo) and metal plates. This dance is basically performed by females but occasionally mans also can participate merely assisting the female artist. Both males and females prepare themselves by wearing their traditional dresses and ornaments. During the dance they move the metal plates kept on their hands while standing on the ground on the pitcher, sometime keeping the bailing moving round over the finger of left hand to make a circle. Standing on the pitcher, they move the metal plates while dancing on it and keeping the bottle on the head with the oil lamp on the top and slowly picks up a hankership or a flower kept on the ground in a few distance by bowing down their body. All along the dance they twist their waist with much finesse like a sank to make their onlookers spellbound.
GORIA DANCE
Goria dance is the most interesting part of Goria festival. People of all ages participate in this dance specially youths. Often the song is in chorus and erotic in character. Foot tapping steps according to rhythmic sound of the drum presents a lively mood. As the jhum/howg (shifting cultivation) has been the main agricultural activity of the people in the hills, it is been reflected in their dance and song. This may be the reason, why apart from depicting various rituals of Goria worship, different stages of jhum/howg cultivation is also presented through the dance form.
Women wears colorful traditional attires known as ‘Rinay’ (lower garment) ‘Risa’ and ‘Rikutu’ (upper garments) male counter part wears ‘Rikutu’ for the loin and ‘Kamcwlwi borok’ for the upper part of the body.