Indian Dances

There are many types of dance in India, from those which are deeply religious in content to those which are danced on more trivial happy occasions. Classical dances of India are usually always spiritual in content, although this is often true also of Folk dances.

Kathakali		Mohini Attam
Kathakali literally means story-play and is an elaborate dance depicting the victory of truth over falsehood. A Striking feature of Kathakali is the use of elaborate make-up and colourful costumes......		The theme of Mohini attam dance is love and devotion to god. Vishnu or Krishna is most often the hero. The spectators can feel His invisible......
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Kuchipudi		Odissi
The dance drama that stil exists today and can most closely be associated with the Sanskrit theatrical tradition is Kuchipudi which is also known as Bhagavata Mela Natakam.		Odissi is based on the popular devotion to Lord Krishna and the verses of the Sanskrit play Geet Govinda are used to depict the love and devotion to God. .....
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Kathak		Manipuri
This north Indian dance form is inextricably bound with classical Hindustani music, and the rhythmic nimbleness of the feet is accompanied by the table or pakhawaj. Traditionally the stories were of Radha and Krishna, in the ......		This dance style was originally called jogai which means circular movement. In ancient texts it has been compared to the movement of the planets around the sun. ......
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Bharathanatyam	Kuchipudi	Kathak	Manipuri	Kathakali	Odissi
Mohiniyattam	Chidambaram Dance Festival	Konark Dance Festival	Modhera Dance Festival	Nishagandhi Dance Festival	Pattadackal Dance Festival
Chennai Dance & Music Festival	Khajuaraho Dance Festival	Mamallapuram Dance Festival	Rajgir Dance Festival