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  2. Dance in India - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Pala (folk art) - Wikipedia

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    Pala is a cultural folk ballad form of Odisha, derived from Sanskrit and Odia literature. [1] [2] It is performed by a group of five or six people, consisting of a 'gayaka' (main singer), a 'bayaka' (drummer), and a 'palia' (chorus). The gayaka has a 'chamara' (fly-whisk) in his left hand, which he flourishes, and a pair of cymbals in his right ...

  4. List of Indian dances - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. List of Indian folk dances - Wikipedia

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    The garba of Gujarat is the 15th ICH element from India to be inscribed on the Unesco list. [14] The Tippani dance originated in the Chorwad region of Saurashtra. Working women take a wooden rod (sometimes tipped with iron at one end) and beat the floor with it. [15] The Padhar dance is performed by the Padhar community.

  6. Bacha Nagma - Wikipedia

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    This dance form is much appreciated and has the ability to engage large audiences. It is accompanied by instruments like rabab, sarangi, and drums. [2] It involves quick spinning movements just like in the Hafiza dance form and some may even resemble those of kathak. The song-dance proceeding is known as Bach Nagma Jashan - Kid Dancer's ...

  7. Indian classical dance - Wikipedia

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    Indian classical dance, or Shastriya Nritya, is an umbrella term for different regionally-specific Indian classical dance traditions, rooted in predominantly Hindu musical theatre performance, [1] [2] [3] the theory and practice of which can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra.

  8. Dance forms of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    The dance is accompanied by music played from traditional instruments and the story is usually narrated by a kattiyakaran in the background during the performance. [119] Koothu generally means a performance and is used as a part of the names denoting other specific art forms such as Ottan koothu, a tribal dance form. It originated from a tribal ...

  9. Khamba Thoibi Jagoi - Wikipedia

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    Khamba Thoibi Jagoi (Meitei: ꯈꯝꯕ ꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ, lit. ' Khamba Thoibi dance '), also known as Khamba Thoibi classical dance or Khamba Thoibi ballet, [2] [3] [4] is a traditional Meitei ritualistic and theatrical classical dance form, [1] which is usually enacted as a part and parcel of the Lai Haraoba performances, [4] dedicated to God Thangching (Old Manipuri for ...