Table
Dance (Classical Dances)
| Classical Dances | States | Exponents | Related Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odishi Originated in 2nd century B. C. based on the Natya Shastra, Originated in temple during King Kharvela reign, woven around Tribhanga pose | Odisha | Kelucharan Mahaptara Pankaj Charan Das, Hare Krishna Behera, Sonal Mansingh, Kabita Dwivedi, Kiran Sehgal, Madhivi Mudgal, Sharon Lewon, Myrta Barvil, Indarani Rahman, Priyambada Mohanty. | Mahars Devadasi, Gotipua, Tribhanga Mangalacharan Pallavi, Tarijhuma, Moksha, Majura. |
| Bharata Natyam Popular in of India. It follows principie.of Natyashastra. It is a solo dance by women. | Tamil Nadu | Rukmini Devi Arundale (of Kalakhestra Fame) T Balasaraswathi, Yamini Krishna Murthy, Padma Subramaniyam, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Vaijayantimala Bali, Leela Samson. | Sadir, Devadasi, Padanallur, Tanjore Alarippu, Jatiswaran, Shabdam, Varnanritya, Thillana |
| Kuchipudi It is a variation of Bharatnatyam. It originated in a place called Kuchelapur. Performed by man attired like women. | Andhra Pradesh | T Balasarswathi, Esther Sherman, Indrani Rahman, Swapna Sundari, Sobha Naidu, Raja Reddy, Radha Reddy, Vempati Chinna Satyam, Satyanarayanan Sharma, Sudha Sekhara, Rajaram Rao, G Sarala. | Bhagavatalu, Bhagavata Themes, Manduka, Shabdam Balagopala Tavrang, Tala Chitra Nritya |
| Kathakali (Balled of East) Originated in Courts of Kings in which a story is related to the dance. | Kerala | Mukunda Raja (of Kalmandalam fame), Koppan Nair, Shanta Rao, Kanak Rela, Geeta Ganguly, V Kunju Kurupu, Gopinathan Krishnan, V N Menon. | Opn air stage, facial make up, Thiranottam |
| Mohiniattam In the 19th century the King of Travancore Swatitirunal enouraged this dance. | Kerala | Vitho Narayan Menon, Kalyani Amma shanta Rao, Roshan Vajifdar, Bharati Shivaji Kanak Rele. | It has elements of both Kathakali & Bharatnattyam |
| Manipuri | Manipur | Jhaveri Sisters, Charu Mathur, Sadhona Bosa, Bipin Singh, Rita Devi, Savita Mchta, Tandor Devi. | Kamba Thoibi Pung drun, Choloms like Pung Cholom, Kartal Cholom, Dhol Cholom, Rasleela, Tandava, gorgeous costumes. |
| Kathak Flourished in North Indian princely states Jaipur, Lucknow and Banaras. It is a dance based on story from epic about Radha and Krishna | U. P. | Birju Maharaj, Kalka-Binda Gharana, Kumdini Lakhia, Damayanti Joshi, Rani Karna, Saswati Sen, Roshan Kumari, Gopi Krishna, Sitara Devi, Sambhu Maharaj, Ananda Shankar, Shovna Narayan, Bhandana Mangal, Kulgrani Bhatt, Gitanjali Lal. | Rasleela, Nautch, four Gharanas, Salami, Vandana, Aamad, Gatnikaas, Padhant, Karmalya, Ballets, |
| Sattriya This dance form was introduced by the Vaishnava saint Shankardeva in 15th century A.D. The art form derives its name from the Vaishnava Monasteries known as Sattras, The Dance Form was an amalgamation of Ojapali and Devdasi dance. | Assam | Moniram Dutta Muktiyar Barbayan, Bapuram Bayan Attai, Pradip Chaliha, Manik Barbayan, Jogen Dutta Bayan, Anita Sarma, Sarodi Saikia | Devotional aspect of dance and narrates mythological stories of Vishnu, Borgeet, dance posture along with footwork, hand gesture and footwork, Gayan-Bhayanar and Kharmanar Nach, Sutradhari, Rajaghoria, Chali, Jhumura, Krishna Nritya. |
