Indian Dance and Dancers

Dance is an important part of Indian culture. People of different states in India have different cultures. There are different types of dances for different states according to their culture. Kuchipudi is one of the most famous dance form of Andhra Pradesh, where Bharatnatyam of Tamil Nadu is a popular and well known dance in all over India. Dance is a kind of things that can entertain people very much. Let’s have a look on some popular dance forms and famous dancers.

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Dances of different states in India
State	Dance form
Andhra Pradesh:	Kuchipudi, Kollattam
Arunachal pradesh:	Bardo Chham
Assam:	Bihu, Jhumur nach, Bagurumba
Jharkhand:	Chhau, karma
Chhattisgarh:	Panthi, Raut Nacha
Gujrat:	Garba, Padhar, Dandiya Raas/Stick dance, Tippani folk dance
Himachal Pradesh:	Nati, Kinnauri nati, Namgen
Jammu and Kashmir:	Rauf, Hikat, Dumhal
Karnataka:	Yakshagana, Hattari
Kerala:	Kathakali, Kaikottikali, Mohiniattam
Madhya Pradesh:	Karma, Tertali, Charkula, Jawara, Matki dance, Phulpati dance, Grida dance, Maanch, Gaur maria dance
Maharashtra:	Pavri nach, Tamasha, Lavani, Lezin
Manipur:	Manipuri, Thang ta, Dhol cholom
Mizoram:	Khantumm, Cheraw dance
Nagaland:	Chang lo/Sua lua
Odisha:	Chhau dance, Ghumura dance, Goti pua, Nacni, Odissi, Baagh naach/Tiger dance, Dalkhai, Dhap, Ghumra, karma naach, Keisabadi
Puducherry:	Garadi
Punjab:	Bhangra, Giddha, Malwai giddha, Jhumar, karthi, Kikli, Sammi, Dandass, Ludi, Jindua
Rajasthan:	Gangore, Ginad, Ghoomar, Jhulan leela, Kalbelia, Khayal, Bommalattam, Theru Koothu
Tripura:	Hojagiri
Tamil nadu:	Bharat natyam
West bengal:	Chau dance, Gambhira, Jhumar, Kalikapatadi, Nacni, Alkap, Domni

Famous dancers in India
Dance form	Personalities
Bharatnatyam	Bala Saraswati, Rukmini Devi, Yamini Krishnamurti, Mrinalini Saravai, Sonal Mansinha, Sudha Chandran
	Yamini Krishnamurti, Raja Reddi, Chintakrishna Murli
Kathakali	Kunjukurup, Gopinathan, K. K. Pannikar, Sanata Rao, kanak Rele, Ragini Devi, Rita Ganguli
Kathak	Birzu Maharaj, Gopikrishnan, Sitara devi, Damayanti Joshi, Roshan Kumari, Lacchu Maharaj, Sambhu Maharaj, Uma Sharma
Oddisi	Kalicharan Pattyanayak, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Sutapa Dasgupta, Sanjukta panigrahi, Indrani rahaman, Sonal man Singh, Minati Das, Priyambada Mohanti
	Guru Bipin Singh, Javeri Bhagni