25/05/2020
Indian Classical dance
The classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Ministry of Culture are
• Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu
Bharatanatyam is the oldest classical dance tradition of India. Theoretical foundations of the Indian classical dance laid out in Natya Shastra. can be traced to various ancient art forms including Bharatanatyam
• Kathak, from Uttar Pradesh
Kathak is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards of ancient northern India known as Kathakars or storytellers.
• Kathakali, from Kerala
Kathakali is a major form of classical Indian dance. It is a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colorful make-up, costumes and face masks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear.
• Kuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh
Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra. It developed as a religious art linked to traveling bards, temples and spiritual beliefs, like all major classical dances of India
• Odissi, from Odisha
Odissi is a classical dance that originated in Odisha. Odissi is danced in most temples. It is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.
• Sattriya, from Assam
Sattriya or Sattriya Nritya, originated in the eastern state of Assam. It is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam, and attributed to the 15th century Bhakti movement scholar and saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev.
• Manipuri, from Manipur
Manipuri dance, also known as Jagoi, is one of the major Indian classical dance forms, named after the region of its origin – Manipur, a state in northeastern India bordering with Myanmar
• Mohiniyattam, from Kerala
Mohiniyattam is one of the famous classical dances of India that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala. Mohiniyattam dance gets its name from the word Mohini – a mythical enchantress avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, who helps the good prevail over evil by developing her feminine powers
