Dance                                  ⬥ Siddhis have a cultural history in   ⬥ Mundari dance of Munda tribe is
Gujarat                                associated with - Jharkhand
SSC Exams                              for about 300 years, known for         ⬥ Tapu dance performed by Adi
⬥ Indian classical dance techniques    their                                  tribe of
like                                   unique dance called - Siddhi           - Arunachal Pradesh
Rasa and Bhava trace their origins     Dhamal                                 ⬥ Chali, Jhumura and Nadu Bhangi
to                                     ⬥ Natwari Nritya is associated with    are
- Bharatmuni's Natyashastra            - Kathak Dance                         form of - Sattriya Classical dance
⬥Lavani, Powada, Koli, Waghya          ⬥ The Dandari-Gusadi festival is       ⬥ Dhimsa folk dance is performed
Murali                                 celebrated                             by
and Dhangari Gaja are folk dance       by the tribe - Raj Gond and            Porja tribes of
from                                   Kolams                                 - Araku valley (Andhra Pradesh)
- Maharashtra                          ⬥ Paika dance of Jharkhand             ⬥Kandyan is a traditional dance
⬥ One act play of Sattriya is called   performed                              form of
- Ankiya Nat                           (male member) by - Munda tribe         - Sri Lanka
⬥The origin of most of the             ⬥ Gaur Maria, is a dance form          ⬥ Trippani, Hudo, Mer Ras, Palli
classical                              from                                   Jag
dance forms of India is from           - Chhattisgarh                         Garbo are folk dances of - Gujarat
- Natya Shastra                        ⬥ Lebang Boomani dance is the          ⬥ Kathak dance is associated with
⬥ The dance form of Goa which is       harvest                                - Hindustani classical music
known                                  dance of - Tripura                     ⬥ Gair folk dance is performed by
as 'Warrior Dance' - Ghode Modni       ⬥ Bharatanatyam was banned by          bhil
⬥ Manipuri dance is based on           the                                    community in the state of -
Rasleela                               British government in -1910            Rajasthan
themes of - Radha and Krishna          ⬥ The victory of truth over            ⬥ ‘Nat’ is the traditional singing
⬥ Sattriya (Assam) was recognised      falsehood                              style
as a                                   celebrates in Maharashtra through      which is associated with -
Classical dance by the Sangeet         - Songi Mukhawate dance                Manipuri dance
Natak                                  ⬥ The Songi Mukhawate dance is         ⬥ Ras, Sankirtana and Thang-Ta
Akademi in - 2000                      of                                     are the
⬥ UNESCO recognized                    - Maharashtra                          popular forms of - Manipuri dance
'Mudiyettu,' a                         ⬥ Songi Mukhawate dance                ⬥ The earliest form of Manipuri
ritual-drama of Kerala as an           represent
'intangible                                                                   dance is
                                       Narasimha, an aspect of - Lord         - Lai Haraoba
cultural heritage of humanity in -     Vishnu
2010                                                                          ⬥ Dollu Kunitha , Bhoota and
                                       ⬥ Rikham pada dance belongs to         Balakat
⬥ Thullal dance is originated from
                                       - Arunachal Pradesh                    dances are associated with state of
- Kerala
                                       ⬥'The soft and suitable for female     - Karnataka
⬥The 'Ka Shad Mastieh' or victory
                                       presentation' known as - Laasya        ⬥ Drums are adorned with
dance of
                                       ⬥ The Indian classical dances have     colourful
the Khasi tribe is from -
Meghalaya                              two                                    clothes in the dance of - Dollu
                                       basic aspects - Laasya and Tandav      Kunitha
⬥ Maimata is a popular folk dance
                                       ⬥ The word 'Kathak' is derived         ⬥ Laho dance is performed by
of
- Tripura                              from - Story                           Jaintiya
                                       ⬥ The technique of classical           tribe of - Meghalaya
⬥ Bharatanatyam dance is
                                       dancing was                            ⬥ Paika dance is performed by
traditionally
performed in - Carnatic music          codified in 5th century B.C by -       Munda
                                       Bharata                                tribe in the region of
⬥ Thumri music is associated with
                                       ⬥ The Lambadi dance is a folk          - Chota Nagpur Plateau
- Kathak (Uttar Pradesh)
                                       dance form                             ⬥ Chavittu Kali dance is associated
⬥ The masculine aspect of the
                                       of the - Banjara tribe                 with
Manipuri                                                                      the state of - Kerala
                                       ⬥ Kalbelia (Snake Charmer Dance)
classical dance is known as -
                                       is a                                   ⬥ Gugga folk dance is performed
Choloms
                                       famous folk dance of -Rajasthan        by men
⬥ Kathakali dance was
                                       ⬥ Kalbelia dance is performed by       in - Haryana
immediately
                                       the                                    ⬥ Tevitichiyattam, Nangai
preceded by a practice session
called                                 - Kalbelia Community                   Natakam and
- Sevakali                             ⬥ The Balti dance is related to the    Dasiyattam are the forms of
                                       state of                               - Mohiniyattam dance
⬥ The abhinayas that deals with the
                                       - Ladakh                               ⬥ Garba, Dandiya Raas, Tippani
use of
costumes, jewellery, facial make-      ⬥ Conveying the meaning through        Juriun
up etc                                 body                                   dances are popular in state of -
- Aharya Abhinaya                      movements is known as                  Gujarat
                                       - Angika Abhinaya
⬥ 'Sarhul' festival of dance          ⬥ Chang Lo tribal dance is           Deepika' is related to the dance -
performed in                          performed by                         Kathakali
Jharkhand, by - Oraon tribe           the Chang tribe of - Nagaland        ⬥ Matki dance is performed in
⬥ Jagoi and Thabal Chongba are        ⬥ Gunakanta Dutta Borbyan was        - Madhya Pradesh
the                                   awarded                              ⬥ Gugga, Khoria, and Phag dances
famous dances of - Manipur            the Sangeet Natak Akademi            are
⬥ Seraikella Chhau is a popular       Award in                             associated with - Haryana
dance                                 -Sattriya dance                      ⬥ Hurka Baul dance, performed
form of - Jharkhand                   ⬥ Fugdi dances is performed in -     during
⬥ Ghurehi folk dance is performed     Goa                                  maize and paddy cultivation in
(by                                   ⬥ Tashi Sabdo dance is associated    - Uttarakhand
women) in the region of               with                                 ⬥ Kummi dance is associated with
- Himachal Pradesh                    - Sikkim                             - Tamil Nadu
⬥ The Chari folk dance is primarily   ⬥ Agni, Mardana Jhumar, Phagua       ⬥ Cheraw is a folk dance
performed (by women) in -             dances                               associated with
Rajasthan                             are associated with - Jharkhand      - Mizoram
⬥ Kamsale is the folk dance of        ⬥ Koli is the folk dance of          ⬥ Bharatanatyam was originally
- Karnataka                           - Maharashtra and Goa                known as
⬥ Padayani folk dance performed       ⬥ The folk dance ‘Lambadi’ is        - Sadir Attam
at                                    associated                           ⬥ Gotipua is a traditional dance
Bhadrakali temple in - Kerala         with - Andhra Pradesh                form in
⬥ The bamboo dance of Mizoram         ⬥ Chu Faat is a folk dance of -      - Odisha
is called                             Sikkim                               ⬥ Hand gestures in Mohiniyattam
- Cheraw dance                        www.ssccglpinnacle.com               which
⬥ The Princely states was             Download Pinnacle Exam               are mainly adopted from
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associated with Kathak - Avadh        Pinnacle Day : 1st - 7th Static      Deepika text are - 24
⬥ The Pakhawaj syllables are used     GK                                   ⬥ Gavari, a dance-drama is majorly
to                                                                         performed in - Rajasthan
                                      ⬥ Zo Mal Lok dance is associated
conclude the classical dance of -     with                                 ⬥ Purulia, Mayurbhanj, Seraikella
Odissi                                - Sikkim                             are
⬥ The dance that features painted                                          subtypes of the dance - Chhau
                                      ⬥ Mohiniyattam dance is
masks,                                performed by                         ⬥ Charu Sija Mathur is a name that
big skirts, heavy jackets, lots of    women in honour of - Lord Vishnu     is
jewellery,                                                                 synonymous with - Manipuri
                                      ⬥ Gotipua, dance of Odisha,
and tall headdresses is - Kathakali                                        dance
                                      performed in
⬥The dance where dancers forms a      honour of - Lord Jagannath           ⬥ Kolannalu, a folk dance is
counterclockwise circle with                                               popularly
                                      ⬥ Bhama Kalapam is the classical
concentric                                                                 known as - stick dance
                                      dance -
circles in opposite directions                                             ⬥ Wangla is a famous folk dance
                                      drama associated with - Kuchipudi
- Garba dance                                                              of
                                      ⬥ Saila, Panthi, Pandwani, Raut
⬥Kuchipudi, a Yakshagaana style,                                           - Meghalaya
                                      Nacha
conceived by Siddhendra Yogi in                                            ⬥Bharatanatyam dance evolved
                                      dances are associated with -
- 17th century                                                             from
                                      Chhattisgarh
⬥The number of Indian classical                                            - 'Ekaharya Lasyanga ’
                                      ⬥ Ghodemodini is folk dance of -
dance                                                                      ⬥ Konark dance festival is
                                      Goa
forms recognized by the Sangeet                                            organized
Natak                                 ⬥ Choliya, a martial dance is
                                                                           every year for 5 days in - Odisha
Academy of India is - 8               related to
                                      - Uttarakhand                        ⬥ Varnam is one of the stages in
⬥Jhijhiya dance is performed to                                            the
please the                            ⬥ The prime themes of Kathak are
                                                                           classical dance of - Bharatanatyam
god of rain ‘Indra’ for good rain     tied with
                                      - Vaishnavism                        ⬥ The Khajuraho Dance Festival
and crop                                                                   was
in - Bihar                            ⬥ Bhangra, Luddi, Giddha are folk
                                                                           started by the Government of India
⬥ The tribe who performs the          dances of
                                                                           in
Bagurumba                             - Punjab
                                                                           collaboration with Madhya
folk dance in assam - Bodo tribe      ⬥ Jagoi and Cholom are the two       Pradesh Kala
⬥ Grida folk dance is performed in    main                                 Parishad in - 1975
- Madhya Pradesh                      divisions of - Manipuri dance
                                                                           ⬥ The Khon, the masked drama
⬥ ‘Gonph’ is a famous folk dance      ⬥ Satriya dance of Assam is          dance
of - Goa                              inspired by                          performance depicting the glory of
                                      - Bhakti movement                    Lord
⬥ Kud, a folk dance, is associated
with                                  ⬥ The classical work 'Hastalakshan   Rama is associated with - Thailand
- Jammu and Kashmir
⬥ Theyyam is the ritual art form of   ⬥The element in Kuchipudi dance        ⬥The Raigarh Gharana is
- Kerala                              in which                               associated
⬥ Veera Natyam is a ritual dance      the performer balances his feet on     with - Kathak
form of                               the                                    ⬥Jamda folk dance is associated
- Andhra Pradesh                      edge of a brass plate - Tarangam       with
⬥ Lotia is the regional music of -    ⬥The competitive play between          - Jharkhand
Rajasthan                             dancer and                             ⬥ Kalasam is a dance sequence in
⬥ A form of folk theatre which is     tabla player in Kathak is -            - Kathakali
based on                              Jugalbandi                             ⬥ Kajari is a folk song and dance
the life of Lord Krishna is -         ⬥ Rasa in which Love can be best       which
Raasleela                             expressed is - Shringaara rasa         originated in - Uttar Pradesh
⬥ "Yakshagana" folk dance is          ⬥ Mudiyettu is a ritual dance          ⬥ Chhau dance exists in - 3 main
associated                            drama from                             styles
with - Karnataka                      Kerala based on the mythological       Note:- Saraikela (Jharkhand),
⬥ Chhau dance was inscribed in        tale of                                Mayurbhanj, (Orissa) and Purulia
the                                   a battle between                       (West
UNESCO Intangible Cultural            - Goddess Kali and Demon Darika        Bengal).
Heritage List                         ⬥According to 'Natya Shastra',         ⬥ Kalakshetra style is associated
in - 2010                             Mohiniyattam is a form of - Lasya      with
⬥ Buddhist chanting of Ladakh         Dance                                  - Bharatanatyam
was                                   ⬥ Mohiniyattam dance emotes a          ⬥ Kud is a folk dance of
inscribed in the UNESCO               play                                   - Jammu and Kashmir
Intangible                            through dancing and singing            ⬥ Theoretical foundations of
Cultural Heritage List in - 2012      where the                              Bharatanatyam have been found in
⬥ Tradition of Vedic chanting was     song is customarily in                 - Natya Shastra
inscribed in the UNESCO               - Manipravala language                 ⬥ Vazhuvoor is one of the styles in
Intangible                            ⬥ A dance form of Nagaland which       - Bharatanatyam
Cultural Heritage List in - 2008      is                                     ⬥ Luddi is a folk dance of - Punjab
⬥ A freestyle dance where             performed as preparation for a
                                      hunting                                ⬥ Ras-Lila recognised as classical
performers                                                                   dance
dance with clay pots filled with      expedition, known as - Sadal
                                      Kekai                                  form of - Manipuri
burning
                                      ⬥The dance movement                    ⬥ Oldest gharana of Kathak Dance
incense is - Dhunuchi Naach
                                      characterized by                       - Banaras Gharana
⬥ Ancient dance teachers or gurus                                            Gharanas of Kathak - Jaipur,
of                                    bent legs while feet keep rhythm
                                      are                                    Lucknow,
Bharatanatyam are popularly                                                  Benaras and Raigarh
known                                 present in - Bharatanatyam
                                      ⬥The classical dance style which is    ⬥ Bhortal dance is famous in -
as - Nattuvanars
                                      inscribed on the Gopuram of            Assam
⬥ Veedhi-Bhagavatam is a famous
                                      Chidambaram temple -                   ⬥ Lai Haraoba is the earliest form
dance form of - Andhra Pradesh
                                      Bharatanatyam                          of
⬥ Lavani is a folk dance of -                                                - Manipuri dance
Maharashtra                           ⬥ Bharatanatyam expresses South
                                      Indian                                 ⬥The Joenpa Legso is a welcome
⬥ Hand gestures used in Indian                                               dance of
                                      religious themes and spiritual
classical                                                                    - Bhutan
                                      ideas of
dances are called - Mudra
                                      - Shaivism                             ⬥ Mati-Akhora is associated with
⬥ Ghoomar is traditionally                                                   - Sattriya dance
                                      ⬥ Daskathia is the tribal dance of -
performed by
                                      Odisha                                 ⬥The Nalacharitham play is
- Bhil tribe (Rajasthan)
                                      ⬥ Dance performed by the Santhal       associated
⬥ Mayurbhanj Chau dance is                                                   with - Kathakali
                                      tribe
performed in
                                      of Jharkhand - Jhika Dashain           ⬥ Dance performed by the Kamar
- Odisha
                                      ⬥ Changai dance is associated with     tribe
⬥ Purulia Chau dance is performed                                            of Madhya Pradesh is - Terah Tali
                                      - Nagaland
in
                                      ⬥ Alarippu is a dance piece from       ⬥ Mangalacharan, Sthayee, Pallavi,
- West Bengal
                                      - Bharatnatyam
⬥The Ras Leela was first started as
a                                     ⬥ Thabal Chongba is a folk dance
dance form in 1779 by                 of
- Bhagyachandra (Meitei monarch)      - Manipur
⬥ Danda-nacha (a dance form of        ⬥ Bhavai (Vesha or Swang) is the
Odisha)                               popular
narrates about the story of - Lord    folk theatre form of - Gujarat
Shiva                                 ⬥ Paika, Ghumra and Dhap are the
⬥ Gaur Maria dance belongs to         folk
- Chhattisgarh                        dances of - Odisha