List of Indian dances explained

This is the list of traditional Indian dances.

A

• Andhra natyam (Art dance of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, South India)

B

• Bagurumba (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
• Bhortal (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
• Bhangra (Folk Dance of Punjab, North India)
• Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu, South India)
• Bihu dance (Folk dance of Assam, East India)
• Bathukamma (Folk dance of Telangana, South India)
• Vaikuntha (Folk Dance of India, Asia)

C

• Chhau (Odisha, West Bengal, East India)
• Chholiya (Uttarakhand)

D

• Dollu Kunitha (Folk Dance Of Karnataka, India)
• Dandiya (Folk dance of Gujarat, West India)
• Deodhani (Folk dance of Assam, North East India)
• Dhangari (Folk dance of Maharashtra, West India)
• Dhemsa (Tribal dance of Koraput, Odisha)
• Domkach (Folk dance of Bihar and Jharkhand)
• Dekhni (attractive mixture of folk culture and western music came into existence during Portuguese ruling goa)

F

• Firkal (Folk dance of Jharkhand and Odisha)

G

• Garba (Folk dance of Gujarat, West India)
• Giddha (folk dance of Punjab North India)
• Ghoomar (folk dance of Rajasthan West India)
• Gaudiya Nritya (Classical dance of West Bengal)
• Geraiya Nritya (folk tribe dance of Gujarat, India
• Ghumura (Odisha)

J

• Jhumair (folk dance of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal Assam(jhumur)

K

• Kamsale (folk dance of Karnataka)
• Kathak (Uttar Pradesh, Classical Indian Dance)
• Kathakali (Kerala, India, Incorporates dance)
• Kerala Natanam (Indian Dance created by Guru Gopinath)
• Krishnanattam
• Kuchipudi (Classical Indian Dance, Andhra Pradesh)
• Kolattam (folk Tamil Nadu)
• Koli Dance (Folk Maharashtra)
• Karakattam (folk Tamil Nadu)
• Kanyarkali (Folk Dance, Kerala
• Kalbelia (Folk Dance, Rajasthan)

L

• Lavani (Folk Dance, Maharashtra)
• Lambadi (Folk Dance, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)

M

• Mohiniattam (Indian classical dance from Kerala)
• Manipuri (Indian classical dance from Manipur)
• Matki Dance – Madhya Pradesh
• Mardana Jhumar - Jharkhand
• Margamkalli- dance form performed by the St. Thomas Christians community of Kerala

N

• Nandi Dwaja ನಂದಿ ಧ್ವಜ (folk dance of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
• Nati dance (Folk dance of Himachal Pradesh, India.
• Nautanki (dance form of Uttar Pradesh)

O

• Odissi aka Orissi (Odisha, East India) (Indian classical dance from Odisha)
• Ojapali (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
• oyilattam aka oyilattam (Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
• Oppana (Kerala)

P

• Patta ಪಟ್ಟ (folk dance of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
• Panthi (folk dance of Chhattisgarh, India)
• Parai Attam (Tamil Nadu)
• Puliyattam (folk dance of Tamil Nadu, India)
• Perini shiva thandavam (dance form of Telangana) Perini Sivatandavam
• Pulikali – Kerala
• Popir - Arunachal Pradesh

R

• Raut Nacha (Folk dance of Chhattisgarh, India)
• Raas lila (Indian Classical Dance)
• Rathwa dance (Folk dance of Chhota Udaipur India)

S

• Soma Kunita ಸೋಮ ಕುಣಿತ (Folk Dance of Karnataka)
• Sambalpuri (dance from Odisha)(semi-classical dance of India)
• Sattriya (Dance form of Assam)

T

• Thirayattam (Ethnic Dance of Kerala)
• Tamasa (Folk dance, Maharashtra)
• Tera Taali (Rajasthan)
• Thiruvathira (Kerala)
• Theyyam (Kerala)

V

• Veeragaase ವೀರಗಾಸೆ (folk dance of Karnataka, South India)
• Vilasini Natyam (art dance of Andhra Pradesh, South India)

Y

• Yakshagana ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ (Karavali Region of Karnataka)

See also

• List of Indian classical dance and music events
• Indian classical dance
• List of Indian folk dances
• Folk dance in India
• List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin