state of  Tamil Nadu ,  kathak  of  Uttar Pradesh , kathakali  and  mohiniattam  of  Kerala ,  kuchipudi  of  Andhra Pradesh ,  yakshagana  of  Karnataka ,  manipuri  of  Manipur ,  odissi  (orissi) of the state of  Orissa and the  sattriya  of  Assam . In addition to the formal arts of dance, Indian regions