The classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Ministry of Culture are:
Indian classical dance or ‘Shastriya Devesh’ is an umbrella term for back to Various performance arts rooted in religious Hindu musical theatre styles, whose theory and practice can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra.
Excavations, inscriptions, chronicles, genealogies of kings and artists, literary sources, sculpture and painting of different periods provide extensive evidence on dance in India.
- Contemporary classical dance forms of India have evolved out of the musical play or sangeet-nataka performed from the 12th century to the 19th century.
- Bharatanatyam Dance from Tamil Nadu
- Kuchipudi Dance from Andhra Pradesh
- Kathak Dance from Uttar Pradesh
- Manipuri Dance from Manipur
- Kathakali Dance from Kerala
- Odissi Dance from Odisha
- Mohiniyattam Dance from Kerala
- Sattriya Dance from Assam
India is one culturally rich country, where almost every state has its own language, cuisine, and dance forms. When it comes to dance, India has traditional, classical, folk and tribal dance styles and all are simply amazing. All the incredible classical dances originated in the country during the ancient times, Bharatanatyam being the oldest and one of the most popular ones. Today, on the occasion of International Dance Day, let’s travel through India via its famous classical dance forms.
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