Indian Classical & Folk Dances : āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āϞā§āĻāύā§āϤā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
1. Kuchipudi Dance : Andhra Pradesh - āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻĄā§ āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻāύā§āϧā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ
Kuchipudi is a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh. It originated in the village of Kuchipudi and is known for graceful movements, expressions, and storytelling based on Hindu epics. āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻĄā§ āĻāύā§āϧā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āύā§āϤā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻĄā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ąā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύā§, āĻāĻžā§ą-āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻā§°ā§āϝāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āύā§āϤā§āϝāĻāĻāĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϤāĨ¤
2. Kathakali Dance : Kerala - āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻāϞāĻŋ āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϞāĻž
Kathakali is a famous classical dance of Kerala. It uses colorful face makeup, heavy costumes, and eye movements to present stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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3. Garba Dance : Gujarat - āĻāĻžā§°āĻŦāĻž āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻ
Garba is a popular folk dance of Gujarat performed during the Navratri festival. It is done in a circular movement to worship Goddess Durga.
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4. Dandiya Raas : Gujarat - āĻĄāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ā§°āĻžāϏ : āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻ
Dandiya Raas is a joyful dance performed with sticks. It represents the victory of good over evil and is popular during Navratri.
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5. Lavani Dance : Maharashtra - āϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°
Lavani is a fast and energetic folk dance of Maharashtra. It is performed to powerful music and expresses social themes.
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6. Garhwali Dance : Uttarakhand - āĻāĻĸāĻŧā§ąāĻžāϞ⧠āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰āĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Garhwali dance represents the culture and traditions of Uttarakhand. It is mainly performed during festivals.
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7. Rauf Dance : Jammu & Kashmir - ā§°āĻāĻĢ āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°
Rauf dance is a traditional dance of Jammu and Kashmir, performed mostly by women during spring and religious festivals.
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8. Nongkrem Dance : Meghalaya - āύāĻāĻā§āϰā§āĻŽ āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞā§
Nongkrem dance is performed by the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya to thank God for a good harvest.
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9. Giddha Dance : Punjab - āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ
Giddha is a lively folk dance of Punjab performed by women. It expresses happiness and daily life through songs.
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10. Ghoomar Dance : Rajasthan - āĻā§āĻŽā§° āύā§āϤā§āϝ : ā§°āĻžāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Ghoomar is a traditional dance of Rajasthan performed by women wearing long flowing skirts.
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11. Cheraw Dance : Mizoram - āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽ
Cheraw dance is also known as Bamboo Dance. Dancers step rhythmically between bamboo sticks.
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12. Sattriya Dance : Assam - āϏāϤā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āύā§āϤā§āϝ : āĻ āϏāĻŽ
Sattriya is a classical dance of Assam introduced by Srimanta Sankardev as part of Vaishnavite culture.
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