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2.folk Dances and Music in India

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FOLK DANCES AND MUSIC IN INDIA


A. CLASSICAL DANCES

S.No DANCE STATE Description Famous Dancers


Mixing of ‘Bhava’ ‘Raga’ and ‘Thala’ Yamini Krishnamurthy, T. Bala
Single person performance with saraswathi (Queen of Bharatha
1. Bharatanatyam Tamilanadu traditional dressing . Once practiced natyam) , Rukmini Devi Arudale,
by ‘Devadasi’ system in southern Vaijayanthi Mala, Mrinalini
temples. Theme is Radha-Krishna Sarabai
Leela and Ramayana,
Mahabharatha
Art of Story telling with music of Birju Maharaj, Sitara Devi,
‘Thabala and Sarangi ‘ Theme is Shambhu Maharaj, Durga Lal
2. Kathak Uttar Pradesh Ramayana and Bharatha stories. and Devi Lal, Damayanti Joshi,
Radha Krishna love theme also Uma Sharma
performed
Story by only facial and body Ragini Devi, Reeta Ganguli, Guru
3. Kathakali Keralaa expressions. Drums and Cymbals are Krishnan Kutti, Kunju Kuroop
music instruments.
Comparatively it is also Bhrata Bharati Sivaji, Hema malini,
4. Mohiniyattam Kerala natyam. Single lady dress with Vaijayanti Mala, Santha Rao,
golden border white sary and
Jasmine flowers attire
Radha-Krishna and Siva- Parvathi’s Javari Sisters, Nirmala Mehatha,
5. Manipuri Manipur love themes performed by both Mahaveer Singh, Nadiya Singh,
ladies and gents Reeta Devi
Indrani Rehman, Guru Pankaj,
6. Odissi Odisha Devotional songs of Lord Krishna Charandas Mahapathra,
Madhavi Mudgal, Sarone Laven
(USA) , Myrl BHarvi (Argentina)
It is also called ‘Bhagavtha Vempati China Sathyam,
Mela’.Single dancer performs by Vedanta Sathya Narayana,
7. Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh singing and dancing. Like bharata Shobha Naidu, Yamini
natya near with Sanskrit language Krishnamurthy, Chitha Murali
expressions Krishna, Swapna Sundari

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