# List of Indian dances

This is the list of traditional Indian dances.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Andhra natyam (Art dance of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, South India)

## B

* Bagurumba (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
* Bhortal (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
* Bhangra (Folk Dance of Punjab, North India)
* Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu, South India)
* Bihu dance (Folk dance of Assam, East India)
* Bathukamma (Folk dance of Telangana, South India)
* Vaikuntha (Folk Dance of India, Asia)

## C

* Chhau (Odisha, West Bengal, East India)
* Chholiya (Uttarakhand)

## D

* Dollu Kunitha (Folk Dance Of Karnataka, India)
* Dandiya (Folk dance of Gujarat, West India)
* Deodhani (Folk dance of Assam, North East India)
* Dhangari (Folk dance of Maharashtra, West India)
* Dhemsa (Tribal dance of Koraput, Odisha)
* Domkach (Folk dance of Bihar and Jharkhand)
* Dekhni (attractive mixture of folk culture and western music came into existence during Portuguese ruling goa)

## F

* Firkal (Folk dance of Jharkhand and Odisha)

## G

* Garba (Folk dance of Gujarat, West India)
* Giddha (folk dance of Punjab North India)
* Ghoomar (folk dance of Rajasthan West India)
* Gaudiya Nritya (Classical dance of West Bengal)
* Geraiya Nritya (folk tribe dance of Gujarat, India
* Ghumura (Odisha)

## J

* Jhumair (folk dance of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal Assam(jhumur)

## K

* Kamsale (folk dance of Karnataka )
* Kathak (Uttar Pradesh, Classical Indian Dance)
* Kathakali (Kerala, India, Incorporates dance)
* Kerala Natanam (Indian Dance created by Guru Gopinath)
* Krishnanattam
* Kuchipudi (Classical Indian Dance, Andhra Pradesh)
* Kolattam (folk Tamil Nadu)
* Koli Dance (Folk Maharashtra)
* Karakattam (folk Tamil Nadu)
* Kanyarkali (Folk Dance, Kerala
* Kalbelia (Folk Dance, Rajasthan)

## L

* Lavani (Folk Dance, Maharashtra)
* Lambadi (Folk Dance, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)

## M

* 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

## N

* Nandi Dwaja ನಂದಿ ಧ್ವಜ (folk dance of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
* Nati dance (Folk dance of Himachal Pradesh, India.
* Nautanki (dance form of Uttar Pradesh)

## O

* Odissi aka Orissi (Odisha, East India) (Indian classical dance from Odisha)
* Ojapali (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
* oyilattam aka oyilattam (Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
* Oppana (Kerala)

## P

* Patta ಪಟ್ಟ (folk dance of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
* Panthi (folk dance of Chhattisgarh, India)
* Parai Attam (Tamil Nadu)
* Puliyattam (folk dance of Tamil Nadu, India)
* Perini shiva thandavam (dance form of Telangana) Perini Sivatandavam
* Pulikali – Kerala
* Popir - Arunachal Pradesh

## R

* Raut Nacha (Folk dance of Chhattisgarh, India)
* Raas lila (Indian Classical Dance)
* Rathwa dance (Folk dance of Chhota Udaipur India)

## S

* Soma Kunita ಸೋಮ ಕುಣಿತ (Folk Dance of Karnataka)
* Sambalpuri (dance from Odisha)(semi-classical dance of India)
* Sattriya (Dance form of Assam)

## T

* Thirayattam (Ethnic Dance of Kerala)
* Tamasa (Folk dance, Maharashtra)
* Tera Taali (Rajasthan)
* Thiruvathira (Kerala)
* Theyyam (Kerala)

## V

* Veeragaase ವೀರಗಾಸೆ (folk dance of Karnataka, South India)
* Vilasini Natyam (art dance of Andhra Pradesh, South India)

## Y

* Yakshagana ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ (Karavali Region of Karnataka)