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List of Indian dances

Some classical Indian dances include: Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, and Satthiya. We will dive deeper into more specific styles of Indian dance and where they originated from below.

This is the list of traditional Indian dances.

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M

  • Mohiniattam (Indian classical dance from Kerala)
  • Manipuri (Indian classical dance from Manipur)
  • Matki Dance – Madhya Pradesh
  • Mardana Jhumar - Jharkhand
  • Margamkalli- dance form performed by the St. Thomas Christians community of Kerala

N

  • Nandi Dwaja ನಂದಿ ಧ್ವಜ (folk dance of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
  • Nati dance (Folk dance of Himachal Pradesh, India.
  • Nautanki (dance form of Uttar Pradesh)

O

P

R

S

  • Soma Kunita ಸೋಮ ಕುಣಿತ (Folk Dance of Karnataka)
  • Sambalpuri (dance from Odisha)(semi-classical dance of India)
  • Sattriya (Dance form of Assam)

T

  • Thirayattam (Ethnic Dance of Kerala)
  • Tamasa (Folk dance, Maharashtra)
  • Tera Taali (Rajasthan)
  • Thiruvathira (Kerala)
  • Theyyam (Kerala)

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Y

  • Yakshagana ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ (Karavali Region of Karnataka)

See also

References

“Indian Traditional Dances.” iPassio Blog, ipassio.com/blog/Indian-traditional-dances. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

“History of Indian Dance.” Nad Sadhna, nadsadhna.com/Indian-music/dance-forms/history-of-Indian-dance/. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.