Important Dance Forms of India

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Hi friends, this is Guna again. For today i am going to share about Important Dance forms of INDIA. Dance is such a cute and energetic thing right ? So enjoy this post. Happy Reading :) 

Important Dance forms and their States of origins. 

• Bharatanatyam                        -        Tamil Nadu
• Chhau                                      -        Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand
• Gaudiya Nritya                       -        West Bengal
• Kathak                                    -        North India (Uttar Pradesh)
• Kathakali, Mohiniyattam        -        Kerala
• Kuchipudi                               -        Andhra Pradesh
• Manipuri, Thang Ta                -        Manipur
• Odissi                                       -        Odisha
• Sattriya                                   -        Assam 

List of Indian Folk Dances:

• Andaman & Nicobar islands : Dance of Nicobarese
• Andhra Pradesh : Kuchipudi, Kolattam
• Arunachal Pradesh : Bardo Chham
• Assam : Bihu Dance
• Jharkhand : Karma / Munda
• Chattisgarh : Panthi, Rauta Nach, Gaur Maria dance
• Goa : Tarangamel, Dashavatara, Dekhni, Dhalo, Dhangar, Fugdi, Ghodemodni, Goff, Jagar, Kunbi, Mando, Muslam Khel, Perni Jagar, Ranamale, Romta Mel, Divlyan Nach (Lamp dance), Veerabhadra
• Gujarat : Garba, Raas, Tippani dance, Padhar
  
• Himachal Pradesh : Kinnauri Nati, Namgen
• Haryana : Saang dance, Chhathi Dance, Khoria Dance, Ras Leela, Dhamal Dance, Ghoomar Dance, Jhumar Dance, Loor Dance, Gugga Dance, Teej Dance, Phag dance, Chaupaiya.
• Karnataka : Yakshagana, Bayalata, Dollu kunitha, Veeragaase dance
• Kashmir : Dumhal
• Lakshadweep : Lava
• Madhya Pradesh : Tertali, Charkula, Jawara, Matki dance, Phulpati Dance, Grida dance, Maanch
• Maharashtra : Pavri nach, Lavani,Koli
• Manipur : Thang Ta, Dhol Cholom
• Mizoram : Cheraw dance
• Nagaland : Chang lo / Sua luo
• Odisha : Gumura Dannce, Ruk Mar Nacha, Goti Pua, Nacni, Odissi, Danda Nacha, Baagh nach/Tiger dance, Dalkhai, Dhap, Ghumra, Karma nach, Keisabadi.
• Puducherry : Garadi
• Punjab : Bhangra, Giddha, Malwai Giddha, Jhumar, Karthi, Kikkli, Sammi, Dandass, Ludi, Jindua.
• Rajasthan : Ghoomar, Kalbelia, Bhavai, Tera tali, Chirami, Gair.
• Sikkim : Singhi chham
• Tamil Nadu : Bharatanatyam, Kamandi, Devarattam, Kummi, Kolattam, Karagattam, Mayilattam/Peacock dance, Paambu aatam/snake dance, Oyilattam, Puliyattam, poikkal kuthirai attam, Bommalattam, Therukuthu.
• Tripura : Hojagiri.
• West Bengal: Gambhira, Kalikapatadi, Nanci, Alkap, Domni

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