Origin of dances in Indian can be raced from the book " Natya Sastra" written by Bharat Muni.
As per the Indian government. there are 9 classical dances of India, addition to above eight, Chhau ( from Orissa and tribal areas of West Bengal, and Jharkhand)
There are two types of Dances:
- Classical dance
- Folk Dance
Classical dance:
As per Indian Sangeet Natak Academy: There are 8 classical dances, that are listed below:- Bharat Natyam or Dasi Attanam: from Tamil Nadu
- Katha Kali: from Kerala
- Mohiniattam: from Kerala
- Kuchipudi: From Andhra Pradesh
- Odissi: from Orissa
- Satriya: from Assam
- Manipuri: from Manipur
- Kathak: from North India, especially from UP. There are four famous Gharana of Kathak, these are:
- Lucknow
- Varanasi
- Raigarh
- Jaipur
As per the Indian government. there are 9 classical dances of India, addition to above eight, Chhau ( from Orissa and tribal areas of West Bengal, and Jharkhand)
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