Dance Where By Who Steps Ornaments Other Language/Music Instruments

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

Manipuri Manipur Tagore  Performe  Spiritual Pung (drums),

Popularized it. d by dance form pena(string),
Guru naba Vaishnavi  Stories of Pung cholum is
kumar, Guru te radha dancing with
bipin singh, Padavalis krishna (ras drums. No
Rajkumar leela) ankle bells.
singhajit Movements
are sublime
Odissi Odisha  Oldest  Various  Starts by Dedicated to Dhruvpada,
surviving bhangas: Mangalacharan Radha Krishna Chitrapada,
dance form Bhanga, (invocation), Battu Chitrakala,
of India Abhanga, Nrutya or pallavi Panchal.
 Manachpur Atibhanga (pure) followed by Composition is in
i cave , abhinaya, drama, chanda style.
 (paintings Tribhanga moksha Kelucharan
seen)  Done by three Mohapatra
under schools: Maharis
emperor (maha nari =
Kharavela temple devadasis),
Gotipua (males),
nartaki
Sattriya Assam  Got  Mythical khols, taals.
classical fun Costume is Pat
status in stories by (silk)
2000, 15th male and
century females.
creation by
Srimant
Sankardev
 Bapuram
Atai, Dutta
Barbayan

Mohiniyattam Kerala Means a  Has White saree,  Instrument

woman who attavakul golden border s of Koothu
enchants. (40 called Kasavu, and
(Vishnu dance movemen wear ghunghroo Kottiyatto
for amrit) ts) Text is m
Vallathol hastalakshan
Menon deepika, vocals
established are Chollu, Lyrics
Kerala are
Kalamandalam, manipravallam
Swathi thirunal

Folk dances:
Andhra Pradesh Manipur
Kuchipudi Thang Ta
Arunachal Pradesh Dhol cholom
Bardo Chham Mizoram
Assam Cheraw Dance
Bihu dance Nagaland
Jumur Nach Chang Lo or Sua Lua
Bagurumba
Ali Ai Ligang Odisha
Jharkhand Ghumura Dance
Karma Munda Ruk Mar Nacha (& Chhau dance)
Chhattisgarh Danda Nacha
Panthi Baagh Naach
Raut Nacha Dalkhai
Gaur Maria Dance Dhap
Goa Karma Naach
Dhangar and Fugdi Keisabadi
Gujarat Puducherry
Garba Garadi
Raas Punjab
Bhangra
Himachal Pradesh Giddha
Kinnauri Nati Jhumar
Namgen Ludi
Jindua
Karnataka
 Yakshagana Rajasthan
Bayalata Bhavai
Dollu Kunitha Chirami
Veeragaase dance Gair

Kashmir Sikkim
Dumhal Singhi Chham

Kerala Tamil Nadu

Theyyam Kamandi or Kaman Pandigai
Thullal Devarattam
Koodiyattam Kummi
Aravanmuttu Karagattam or Karagam
Oppana Mayil Attam
Kaikottikali or Thiruvathirakali Paampu attam or Snake Dance
Thitambu Nritham Oyilattam
Puliyattam
Madhya Pradesh Poikal Kudirai Attam
Tertali Bommalattam
Jawara Theru Koothu
Matki Dance
Phulpati Dance Tripura
Grida Dance Hojagiri
Maanch
West Bengal
Maharashtra Gambhira
Pavri Nach Kalikapatadi
Koli Alkap
Lavani Domni