Folk and tribal dances

FOLK AND TRIBAL DANCES

ASSAM Bihu                            : A post harvest folk dance

Ojapali                         : Presentation of Indian mythological stories through dancing and singing

Ankia Nat                       : Dance and singing of classical ragas by men ANDHRA PRADESH

Veedhibhagavatham       : An offshoot of Kuchipudi

BIHAR

Jata Jatin              : Performed by women to invoke rain

Faguna or Fag           : A dance at the time of ripening of fruit

Parbi                   : A dance form in which a song is sung by a wife narrating pangs of separation from her husband who has gone far away in search of job

GUJARATH

Dandya Ras              : Performed by both men and women with lacquered stick

Garba Lasya Nritya : Performed by women clad in yellow and red during Navaratri and holi around a lamp in an earthen pot

HARYANA

Giddha dance       : Performed by women during marriage ceremonies

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Rouf               : Performed by women during festivals and harvesting

MAHARASHTRA

Tamasha            : A folk dance and comment on the current social conditions performed by boys and girls

MADHYAPRADESH

Macha              : A musical dance drama performed during harvesting period and holi festival

PUNJAB

Bhangra            : A folk dance of harvest season. Specializes in jrerky movement of the shoulders and hop steps it is a folk dance of harvest season coinciding with the festival of baisakhi popular in villages

RAJASTHAN

Khayal             : A dance drama about four centuries old. It has some regional variations.

TAMIL NADU

Kolattam           : Performed by young girls using sticks

Kammi              : A dance performed by the women and the girls who clap their hands and move in a circle

UTTAR PRADESH

Nautanki           : A folk dance with social themes

WEST BENGAL

Jatra              : A folk dance performed by male playing female roles of krishna culture.

MANIPUR :

Jaogi It is one of the major indian classical dance form which depicts the love inspired of radha and krishna commonly known as rasalila.