List of Indian dances

This is the list of traditional Indian dances.

A

 * Andhra natyam (Art dance of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, South India)

B

 * Bagurumba (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
 * Bhortal (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
 * Bhangra (Folk Dance of Punjab, North India)
 * Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu, South India)
 * Bihu dance (Folk dance of Assam, East India)
 * Bathukamma (Folk dance of Telangana, South India)
 * Vaikuntha (Folk Dance of India, Asia)

C

 * Chhau (Odisha, West Bengal, East India)
 * Chholiya (Uttarakhand)

D

 * Dollu Kunitha (Folk Dance Of Karnataka, India)
 * Dandiya (Folk dance of Gujarat, West India)
 * Deodhani (Folk dance of Assam, North East India)
 * Dhangari (Folk dance of Maharashtra, West India)
 * Dhemsa (Tribal dance of Koraput, Odisha)
 * Domkach (Folk dance of Bihar and Jharkhand)
 * Dekhni (attractive mixture of folk culture and western music came into existence during Portuguese ruling goa)

F

 * Firkal (Folk dance of Jharkhand and Odisha)

G

 * Garba (Folk dance of Gujarat, West India)
 * Giddha (folk dance of Punjab North India)
 * Ghoomar (folk dance of Rajasthan West India)
 * Gaudiya Nritya (Classical dance of West Bengal)
 * Geraiya Nritya (folk tribe dance of Gujarat, India
 * Ghumura (Odisha)

J

 * Jhumair (folk dance of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal Assam(jhumur)

K

 * Kamsale (folk dance of Karnataka )
 * Kathak (Uttar Pradesh, Classical Indian Dance)
 * Kathakali (Kerala, India, Incorporates dance)
 * Kerala Natanam (Indian Dance created by Guru Gopinath)
 * Krishnanattam
 * Kuchipudi (Classical Indian Dance, Andhra Pradesh)
 * Kolattam (folk Tamil Nadu)
 * Koli Dance (Folk Maharashtra)
 * Karakattam (folk Tamil Nadu)
 * Kanyarkali (Folk Dance, Kerala
 * Kalbelia (Folk Dance, Rajasthan)

L

 * Lavani (Folk Dance, Maharashtra)
 * Lambadi (Folk Dance, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)

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

 * Odissi aka Orissi (Odisha, East India) (Indian classical dance from Odisha)
 * Ojapali (folk dance of Assam, North East India)
 * oyilattam aka oyilattam (Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
 * Oppana (Kerala)

P

 * Patta ಪಟ್ಟ (folk dance of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
 * 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

R

 * Raut Nacha (Folk dance of Chhattisgarh, India)
 * Raas lila (Indian Classical Dance)
 * Rathwa dance (Folk dance of Chhota Udaipur India)

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)

V

 * Veeragaase ವೀರಗಾಸೆ (folk dance of Karnataka, South India)
 * Vilasini Natyam (art dance of Andhra Pradesh, South India)

Y

 * Yakshagana ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ (Karavali Region of Karnataka)