Classical Dances in India, Folk Dances in India, Tribal Dances in India

Classical Dances of India

Dance                                 State

Bharat Natyam                   Tamil Nadu
Bihu                                   Assam
Bhangra                             Punjab
Chhau                                Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand
Garhwali                            Uttaranchal
Garba                                Gujarat
Hattari                                Karnataka
Kathak                               North India
Kathakali                            Kerala
Kutchipudi                          Andhra Pradesh
Khantumm                           Mizoram
Karma                                 Madhya Pradesh
Laho                                    Meghalaya
Mohiniattam                         Kerala
Mando                                 Goa
Manipuri                              Manipur
Nati                                     Himachal Pradesh
Nat-Natin                            Bihar
Odissi                                  Orissa
Rauf                                     Jammu & Kashmir
Yakshagan                            Karnataka

Folk Dances in India and Tribal Dances in India

States                            Dances

Maharashtra                Kathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani,                                                Mauni, Dasavtar.
Karnataka                   Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakashagana
Kerala                         Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali
Tamil Nadu                  Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam
Andhra Pradesh           Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha
Orissa                          Ghumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau
West Bengal                 Kathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama
Assam                          Bihu, Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe
Punjab                          Giddha (women), Bhangra (men)
J & K                           Rauf, Hikat
Himachal Pradesh       Jhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, Chharhi
Haryana                        Jhumar, Ras Leela, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khoria,                                                Gagor
Gujarat                          Garba, Dandiya Rass, Tippani, Gomph
Rajasthan                      Ginad, Chakri, Gangore, Terahtaal, Khayal, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini
Bihar                            Jata Jatin, Jadur, Chhau, Kathaputli, Bakho, Jhijhiya, Samochakwa,                                                    Karma, Jatra, Natna
Uttar Pradesh                  Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri.

Famous Dancer

Bharatnatyam         Bala Saraswati, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai,                                          Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh,                                      Yamini Krishnamurti
Kathak                   Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna,                                          Kumudini  Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi
Kuchipudi               Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sthyam
Manipuri                 Guru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri, Nirmala Mehta, Savita                                        Mehta ,Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath Pattnaik, Indrani Rahman,                                                 Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambaba Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh

Instrumentalists

Sarod                Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta,                                             Bahadur Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S. Sharma
Tabla                Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, Nikhil Ghosh, Zakir Hussain
Violin                Baluswamy Dikshitar, Gajanan Rao Joshi, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, M. S. Gopala                                krishnan, Mysore T. Chowdiah, T. N. Krishnan
Shehnal             Bismillah Khan
Sitar                  Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya
Flute                 Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghose, T. R. Mahalingam
Veena               K. R. Kumaraswamy lyer, Doraiswami lyengar

Vocalists

Hindustani            

Shubha Mudgal, Bheemsen Joshi, Madhup Mudgal, Mukul Shivputra, Pandit Jasraj, Parveen Sultana, Naina Devi, Girija Devi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Gangubai Hangal, Krishna Hangal, V. Rajput, Kumar Gandharva, Faiyyaz Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur, Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Rashid Khan.

Carnatic

M. S. Subbalakshmi, Balamuralikrishna, Bombay Jaishree, H. K. Raghavendra, H. K. Venkataram, Sitarajam, Mani Krishnaswamy, Akhil Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, M. D. Ramanathan, G. N. Balasubramaniam

Thumri

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zawad Ali Khan, Rita Ganguli, Poornima Chaudhary, Shanti Heerananda, Naina Devi

Quwwali

Ghulam Hasan Niyazi, Sultan Niyazi, Ghulam Farid Nizami, Chand Nizami, Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawaji, Aslam Sabari

Dhrupad

Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Zahiruddin Dagar, Waslfuddin Dagar, Bundecha Bandhu, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallick, Pt. Ritwik Sanyal