Important Dances of India – Bilingual Notes (English + Hindi) (For Competitive Exams – Classical + Folk Dances) --- Classical Dances of India | भारत के शास्त्रीय नृत्य Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu – भरतनाट्यम Kathak – Uttar Pradesh – कथक Kathakali – Kerala – कथकली Mohiniyattam – Kerala – मोहिनीयाट्टम Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh – कुचिपुड़ी Odissi – Odisha – ओड़िसी Manipuri – Manipur – मणिपुरी Sattriya – Assam – सत्रिया Facts: – Recognized by Sangeet Natak Akademi – Based on Natya Shastra – Mostly related to Hindu mythology --- Folk Dances of India | भारत के लोक नृत्य Bhangra – Punjab – भांगड़ा Giddha – Punjab (Women) – गिद्धा Garba – Gujarat – गरबा Dandiya Raas – Gujarat – डांडिया रास Ghoomar – Rajasthan – घूमर Kalbelia – Rajasthan – कालबेलिया Lavani – Maharashtra – लावणी Koli – Maharashtra – कोली Jhumar – Haryana, Punjab – झूमर Rouf – Jammu & Kashmir – रौफ Bihu – Assam – बिहू Chhau – Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal – छऊ Yakshagana – Karnataka – यक्षगान Dollu Kunitha – Karnataka – डोल्लू कुणिथा Gotipua – Odisha – गोतिपुआ Thang Ta – Manipur – थांग-ता -