Most of the so-called classical forms that show a high level of refinement have their roots firmly entrenched in the dances of the common people. Perhaps no other form of dance has the beauty of the common man dancing in pure unadulterated joy displaying his boundless energy and throwing open the doors of the heart. What matters here is not the expertise of the native dancer but his or her eloquence, buoyancy and the joy he takes in the art form. The folk dance in India found it's own roots, moorings and maturity. Certain dance forms in India can be traced back to the pre historic days.
Folk dances have intimate relations with every day lives.
There is a dance for harvest, rain, birth, and marriage et al. The credit for preserving this art form goes to the artisans themselves, The tribal belt that runs through almost all parts of the country are the creators of the tribal dances. To these tribal dance is an integral part of their every day life, Not professional dancers or even trained ones, they dance just as they have been doing for centuries. Then there are the village folk or the agrarian community have their own repertoire of dances for every occasion. Many of them moved to the townships as performers and kept the dance form alive.