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The Indian government's Ministry of Culture includes nine dance forms. [42] Scholars such as Drid Williams and others include Yakshagana and Bhagavata Mela to the nine classical Indian dances in the Sangeet Natak Akademi list. [3] [11] The classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Ministry of Culture are: [41] [43]
Mohiniattam (Indian classical dance from Kerala) Manipuri (Indian classical dance from Manipur) Matki Dance – Madhya Pradesh; Mardana Jhumar - Jharkhand; Margamkalli- dance form performed by the St. Thomas Christians community of Kerala
Dance in India include classical (above), semiclassical, folk and tribal. Dance in India comprises numerous styles of dances, generally classified as classical or folk. [1] As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of India, developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.
Indian folk dances, [1] which typically consist of a few simple steps, are performed throughout the world to celebrate a new season, childbirth, weddings, festivals, and other social occasions. In some Indian folk dances, men and women perform separately; in others, they dance together. On most occasions, the dancers will sing accompanied by ...
Kerala Natanam (Kerala Dance) is a new style of dance that is now recognised as a distinct art form evolved from Kathakali, a form of Indian dance-drama.The Indian dancer Guru Gopinath a well-trained Kathakali artist and his wife Thankamani Gopinath who was the first student of Mohiniyattam in Kerala Kalamandalam developed a unique structure for teaching and performing classical dance forms of ...
Bharatanātyam is an Indian classical dance form that originated in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] It is a classical dance form recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas of Hinduism and Jainism. [3] [4] [5]
Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Sastri; 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986) [1] was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare. She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of ...
Bharati Shivaji is an Indian classical dancer of Mohiniyattom, [1] choreographer and author, known for her contributions to the art form by way of performance, research and propagation. [2] She is the founder of Center for Mohiniyattam, a dance academy promoting Mohiniyattom [3] and the co-author of two books, Art of Mohiniyattom [4] and ...