Sangeet Natak Academy

all art forms of indian subcontinent have their origin in bhakti

Dances- Classical, Folk, Modern Shiva, Kali, Krishna is represented in classical
8 classical forms
Bharatnatyam Odissi Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniattam
TN, Carnatic music orissa AP, Krishna Manipuri Kerala
National dance tribhangi Siddhendra yogi raslila graceful dance
19 th,20 th cent vaishnav Carnatic, no payal solo recital by women
temple dancers, puri temple Rao,Reddy Samkirtan sanskrit+ mallu
fire dance water dance flat footed, brass plate air dance
solo, lasya, tandava Krishna- jaydev tagore vishnu disguised as mohini
3 fan of saree 1 fan saree lure asuras from nectar
devdasi
TN temples--brhadeswara, meenakshi
imagery of triangles
balancing--right tandava side to lasya left side
ardhanariswar of chidambaram

bhakti mvt origin so mysticism--Bhakti yoga is there

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Indian_dance
Kathak http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathak Katha kathakar north india
1 Birju Maharaj
2 Shovana naryan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovana_Narayan iaas

Shovana narayan says Spirituality connection

Bhakti or devotion( bhakti yoga) was the underlyign essence of indian classical dances or music
it seeks to uplift both the performer and yoga from the ordinary to devotional level

Devdasi--marriage to god--symbolic--bhakti yoga but distorted later

amrapali vaishali ki nagarvadhu

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1 Kathak
2 rasleela
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Mohiniattam Sattriya Kathak Kathakali

assam northern india attractive make up
graceful dance Sankardeva nomadic bards- Kathak elaborate costumes
solo recital by women mythological & moral tales kerala
sanskrit+ mallu mythological bhakti movement attam of ram & krishna
male monks persian influence mahabhart, ramayana
vishnu disguised as mohini jaipur,lucknow,benaras gherana
lure asuras from nectar Maharaj Family ghungru

ti yoga is there

north india

es or music
it is form of Yoga Bhakti yoga
 Folk Dance
Bhangra Bihu Chhau Ghoomar
Panjab Assam Jharkhand & Orissa Raj

I have seen live portugese and fisherfolk dance in Goa --River cruise

1 Why Kudiattam, Chau, Rasleela not recognized as Classical dance forms

Dandiya, Garba Yakshagana Lavini Dekkhni
Gujrat Karnataka Maharashtra Goa