Indian dance forms originated from ancient traditions, epics, and mythology. Some major dance styles include: Bharatnatyam traces its origins to ancient texts and is used to tell Hindu religious stories through bent leg movements and hand gestures. Mohiniyattam is a semi-classical dance from Kerala dedicated to the god Vishnu performed only by women. Dollu kunita is a folk dance from Karnataka featuring drums and based on the god Shiva.

1. Dance forms
of India

2. Dance forms of India
Dance in India comprises the varied styles
of dance and as with other aspects of Indian
culture.
Different forms of dances originated in
different parts of India.
The dance forms emerged from Indian
traditions ,epics and historical mythology.

3. Bharatnatyam

4. Bharatnatyam is a dance form of Tamil nadu in southern
India. It traces its origins back to the Natyashastra, an ancient
treatise on theatre written by the mythic priest Bharat. It is
used to express Hindu religious stories and devotions. The
dance movements are characterized by bent legs, while feet
keep rhythm. Classical Indian dance is also known as Natya.
Natya includes singing, mudra or hand gestures and abinaya
[mime acting].

5. Mohiniyattam
Mohiniyattam ” dance of
the enchantress”, semi
classical dance form
from the state of Kerala,
southwestern India. The
dance is performed by
women in honour of the
hindu god Vishnu in his
incarnation as the
enchantress Mohini.

6. Dollu kunita
Dollu kunita is a
traditional dance form
Karnataka .It is also
known as the drum
dance of karnataka. The
name dollu kunita is
derived from the
traditional instrument
dollu which is present in
all Beereshwara temples
in Karnataka and theme
of the dance is based in
Lord Beereshwara..

7. Kuchipudi

8. Belonging to Andhra pradesh , Kuchipudi is the toughest form of
classical dance in India. Kuchipudi is not only considered as a
dance but a whole procedure dedicated to god which includes
certain rituals such as sprinkling the holy water, burning the incense
, sticks and praying to god. Kuchipudi includes both singing and
dancing by performers which is why it requires both the skill and
much more dedication than any other and forms of India. In the
earlier period, kuchipudi was only performed by the male dancers in
the temples , specifically the Brahmins but with the passage of the
time. It became famous amongst the women and nowadays it was
mostly performed by female dancers.

9. Ghoomar

10. Ghoomar or ghumar is traditional folk dance of
rajasthan. It was Bhill tribe who performed it to
worship Goddess Sarasvati which was later
embraced by other rajasthani communities. The
dance is chiefly performed by veiled woman
who wear flowing dresses called ghaghra.

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