Dance Where By Who did/How did it

Steps Ornaments Other elements

Language/Music Instruments

Bharatnatyam

Tamil Nadu

Rukmadevi revived in 19th century

Alaripu is start of dance, invocation of gods. Tillana is final section with pure nritta

4 types of abhinaya:

Anghika - body movements

Vachika - song

Aaharya - ornaments

Satvika - tears, shivering etc

Temple jewelry worn, Heavy sarees

Is spiritual Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, SanskritCarnatic

Kathak Raj, UP, Bihar

Birju maharaj, Shovana narayan

4 gharanas: Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Raigarh

Pure dance with emotions. Starts with vandana, short dances are tukra or toda depending on length, Tribhangi position

Lehnga Choli, Anarkali style dresses, For male it is dhotiGhungroo worn

Stories of radha krishna during Bhakti era

Tabla, Pakhawaj, other North instruments.

Kathakali Kerala Created by zamorin of calicut, Kalamandalam ramakutti nair, Kalamandalam Nair, Madavan Nair

24 mudras depict the story. 101 classical stories

Facial expressions are navarasams

Done in front of lamp Kalivillaku

Extreme make up with significant portion on face.

Krishnattam, Koodiyattam, Ashtapadiyattam

Is a dance in Krishna

Manipravalam = Malayalam + sanskrit

Percussion is chenda and madallam, Lead is Ponnani, backing is Singidi, Chengila is gong. Ilathalam is cymbals

Kucchipudi AP Name of village in AP in Krishna district

Raja/Radha reddy

Starts with: Rites, Dhravu(small compose), Jatiswaram and Tillana, Nrityam, feeling to merge with god

Tarangam diyas on hand, Kindi water on head and dance on brass plate

Two types of kuchi > Nattuvamala (puja dance), Natyamala (only men

On life of krishna Mridangam, Tambura, wood ornaments called Boorugu

Manipuri Manipur Tagore Popularized it. Guru naba kumar, Guru bipin singh, Rajkumar singhajit

Performed by Vaishnavite Padavalis

Spiritual dance form

Stories of radha krishna (ras leela)

Pung (drums), pena(string), Pung cholum is dancing with drums. No ankle bells. Movements are sublime

Odissi Odisha Oldest surviving dance form of India

Manachpur

Various bhangas: Bhanga, Abhanga, Atibhanga

Starts by Mangalacharan (invocation), Battu Nrutya or pallavi (pure) followed by

Dedicated to Radha Krishna

Dhruvpada, Chitrapada, Chitrakala, Panchal. Composition is in

i cave (paintings seen) under emperor Kharavela

, Tribhanga

abhinaya, drama, moksha

Done by three schools: Maharis (maha nari = temple devadasis), Gotipua (males), nartaki

chanda style. Kelucharan Mohapatra

Sattriya Assam Got classical status in 2000, 15th century creation by Srimant Sankardev

Bapuram Atai, Dutta Barbayan

Mythical fun stories by male and females.

khols, taals. Costume is Pat (silk)

Mohiniyattam Kerala Means a woman who enchants. (Vishnu dance for amrit)Vallathol Menon established Kerala Kalamandalam, Swathi thirunal

Has attavakul (40 movements)

White saree, golden border called Kasavu, wear ghunghrooText is hastalakshan deepika, vocals are Chollu, Lyrics are manipravallam

Instruments of Koothu and Kottiyattom

Folk dances:Andhra Pradesh

KuchipudiArunachal Pradesh

Bardo ChhamAssam

Bihu danceJumur NachBagurumbaAli Ai Ligang

JharkhandKarma Munda

ChhattisgarhPanthiRaut NachaGaur Maria Dance

GoaDhangar and Fugdi

GujaratGarbaRaas

Himachal PradeshKinnauri NatiNamgen

ManipurThang TaDhol cholom

MizoramCheraw Dance

NagalandChang Lo or Sua Lua

OdishaGhumura DanceRuk Mar Nacha (& Chhau dance)Danda NachaBaagh NaachDalkhaiDhapKarma NaachKeisabadi

PuducherryGaradi

PunjabBhangraGiddhaJhumarLudi

KarnatakaYakshaganaBayalataDollu KunithaVeeragaase dance

KashmirDumhal

KeralaTheyyamThullalKoodiyattamAravanmuttuOppanaKaikottikali or ThiruvathirakaliThitambu Nritham

Madhya PradeshTertaliJawaraMatki DancePhulpati DanceGrida DanceMaanch

MaharashtraPavri NachKoliLavani

Jindua

RajasthanBhavaiChiramiGair

SikkimSinghi Chham

Tamil NaduKamandi or Kaman PandigaiDevarattamKummiKaragattam or KaragamMayil AttamPaampu attam or Snake DanceOyilattamPuliyattamPoikal Kudirai AttamBommalattamTheru Koothu

TripuraHojagiri

West BengalGambhiraKalikapatadiAlkapDomni