List of Indian dances
Some classical Indian dances include: Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, and Satthiya. We will dive deeper into more specific styles of Indian dance and where they originated from below.
This is the list of traditional Indian dances.
A
- Andhra natyam
B
- Bagurumba
- Bhortal
- Bhangra
- Bharatnatyam
- Bihu dance
- Bathukamma
- Vaikuntha
C
- Chhau
- Chholiya
D
- Dollu Kunitha
- Dandiya
- Deodhani
- Dhangari
- Dhemsa
- Domkach
- Dekhni
F
- Firkal
G
- Garba
- Giddha
- Ghoomar
- Gaudiya Nritya
- Geraiya Nritya
J
- Jhumair
K
- Kamsale
- Kathak
- Kathakali
- Kerala Natanam
- Krishnanattam
- Kuchipudi
- Kolattam
- Koli Dance
- Karakattam
- Kanyarkali
L
- Lavani
- Lambadi
M
- Mohiniattam
- Manipuri
- Matki Dance – Madhya Pradesh
- Mardana Jhumar - Jharkhand
- Margamkalli- dance form performed by the St. Thomas Christians community of Kerala
N
- Nandi Dwaja ನಂದಿ ಧ್ವಜ
- Nati dance
O
- Odissi aka Orissi
- Ojapali
- oyilattam aka oyilattam
- Oppana
P
- Patta ಪಟ್ಟ
- Panthi
- Parai Attam
- Puliyattam
- Perini shiva thandavam Perini Sivatandavam
- Pulikali – Kerala
- Popir - Arunachal Pradesh
R
- Raut Nacha
- Raas lila
- Rathwa dance
S
- Soma Kunita ಸೋಮ ಕುಣಿತ
- Sambalpuri
- Sattriya
T
- Thirayattam
- Tamasa
- Tera Taali
- Thiruvathira
- Theyyam
V
- Veeragaase ವೀರಗಾಸೆ
- Vilasini Natyam
Y
- Yakshagana ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ