Dance Where By Whodid/Howdidit Steps Ornaments Otherelements Language/Music Instruments

Bharatnatyam Tamil Rukmadevi revived in 19th Alaripu is start of 4 types of Temple jewelry Is spiritual Tamil, Telugu,
Nadu century dance, invocation of abhinaya: worn, Heavy Kannada, Sanskrit
gods. Tillana is final Anghika - sarees Carnatic
section with pure body
nritta movements
Vachika -
song
Aaharya -
ornaments
Satvika -
tears,
shivering etc
Kathak Raj, UP, Birjumaharaj, 4 gharanas: Jaipur, Pure dance with Lehnga Choli, Stories of Tabla,
Bihar Shovananarayan Lucknow, Varanasi, emotions. Starts Anarkali style radhakrishna Pakhawaj,
Raigarh with vandana, dresses, For male it during Bhakti other North
short dances are is dhoti era instruments.
tukra or toda Ghungroo worn
depending on
length, Tribhangi
position
Kathakali Kerala Created by zamorin of 24 mudras Done in front of Extreme make up Krishnattam, Manipravalam = Percussion is
calicut, depict the story. lamp Kalivillaku with significant Koodiyattam, Malayalam + sanskrit chenda and
Kalamandalamramakuttinair, 101 classical portion on face. Ashtapadiyattam madallam,
Kalamandalam Nair, stories Lead is
Madavan Nair Facial Is a dance in Ponnani,
expressions are Krishna backing is
navarasams Singidi,
Chengila is
gong.
Ilathalam is
cymbals
Kucchipudi AP Name of village in AP in Starts with: Rites, Two types of On life of krishna Mridangam,
Krishna district Dhravu(small kuchi>Nattuvamala Tambura,
Raja/Radhareddy compose), (puja dance), wood
Jatiswaram and Natyamala (only ornaments
Tillana, Nrityam, men called Boorugu
feeling to merge
with god
Tarangamdiyas on
 hand, Kindi water
on head and dance
on brass plate

Manipuri Manipur Tagore Popularized it. Guru Performed by Spiritual Pung (drums),
nabakumar, Guru bipinsingh, VaishnavitePada dance form pena(string),
Rajkumarsinghajit valis Stories of Pungcholum is
radhakrishna dancing with
(rasleela) drums. No
ankle bells.
Movements
are sublime
Odissi Odisha Oldest surviving dance Various Starts by Dedicated to Dhruvpada,
form of India bhangas: Mangalacharan Radha Krishna Chitrapada,
Manachpuri cave Bhanga, (invocation), Chitrakala, Panchal.
(paintings seen) under Abhanga, BattuNrutya or Composition is in
emperor Kharavela Atibhanga, pallavi (pure) chanda style.
Tribhanga followed by KelucharanMohapatra
abhinaya, drama,
moksha
Done by three
schools: Maharis
(mahanari = temple
devadasis), Gotipua
(males), nartaki
Sattriya Assam Got classical status in Mythical fun khols, taals.
2000, 15th century stories by male Costume is Pat
creation by and females. (silk)
SrimantSankardev
BapuramAtai, Dutta
Barbayan

Mohiniyattam Kerala Means a woman who Has attavakul White saree, golden Instrument
enchants. (Vishnu dance for (40 movements) border called Kasavu, s of Koothu
amrit) wear ghunghroo and
Vallathol Menon established Text is Kottiyatto
Kerala Kalamandalam, hastalakshandeepika, m
Swathithirunal vocals are Chollu,
Lyrics are
manipravallam
Folk dances:
Andhra Pradesh Manipur
Kuchipudi Thang Ta
Arunachal Pradesh Dholcholom
BardoChham Mizoram
Assam Cheraw Dance
Bihu dance Nagaland
JumurNach Chang Lo or SuaLua
Bagurumba
Ali Ai Ligang Odisha
Jharkhand Ghumura Dance
Karma Munda Ruk Mar Nacha (&Chhau dance)
Chhattisgarh DandaNacha
Panthi BaaghNaach
RautNacha Dalkhai
Gaur Maria Dance Dhap
Goa Karma Naach
Dhangar and Fugdi Keisabadi
Gujarat Puducherry
Garba Garadi
Raas Punjab
Bhangra
Himachal Pradesh Giddha
KinnauriNati Jhumar
Namgen Ludi
Jindua
Karnataka
Yakshagana Rajasthan
Bayalata Bhavai
DolluKunitha Chirami
Veeragaase dance Gair

Kashmir Sikkim
Dumhal SinghiChham

Kerala Tamil Nadu

 Theyyam Kamandi or Kaman Pandigai
Thullal Devarattam
Koodiyattam Kummi
Aravanmuttu Karagattam or Karagam
Oppana MayilAttam
Kaikottikali or Thiruvathirakali Paampuattam or Snake Dance
ThitambuNritham Oyilattam
Puliyattam
Madhya Pradesh PoikalKudiraiAttam
Tertali Bommalattam
Jawara TheruKoothu
Matki Dance
Phulpati Dance Tripura
Grida Dance Hojagiri
Maanch
West Bengal
Maharashtra Gambhira
PavriNach Kalikapatadi
Koli Alkap
Lavani Domni