Indian Classical & Folk Dances - Revision Notes with Mnemonics
Clean Notes - Serial Numbered Dance Facts (New Batch)
1. Garba, Dandiya Raas, Tippani Juriun dances are popular in state of - Gujarat
2. 'Sarhul' festival of dance performed in Jharkhand, by - Oraon tribe
3. Jagoi and Thabal Chongba are the famous dances of - Manipur
4. Seraikella Chhau is a popular dance form of - Jharkhand
5. Ghurehi folk dance is performed (by women) in the region of - Himachal Pradesh
6. The Chari folk dance is primarily performed (by women) in - Rajasthan
7. Kamsale is the folk dance of - Karnataka
8. Padayani folk dance performed at Bhadrakali temple in - Kerala
9. The bamboo dance of Mizoram is called - Cheraw dance
10. The Princely states was primarily associated with Kathak - Avadh
11. The Pakhawaj syllables are used to conclude the classical dance of - Odissi
12. The dance that features painted masks, big skirts, heavy jackets, lots of jewellery, and tall headdresses is - Kathakali
13. The dance where dancers forms a counterclockwise circle with concentric circles in opposite directions - Garba
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14. Kuchipudi, a Yakshagaana style, conceived by Siddhendra Yogi in - 17th century
15. The number of Indian classical dance forms recognized by the Sangeet Natak Academy of India is - 8
16. Jhijhiya dance is performed to please the god of rain Indra for good rain and crop in - Bihar
17. The tribe who performs the Bagurumba folk dance in Assam - Bodo tribe
18. Grida folk dance is performed in - Madhya Pradesh
19. Gonph is a famous folk dance of - Goa
20. Kud, a folk dance, is associated with - Jammu and Kashmir
21. Chang Lo tribal dance is performed by the Chang tribe of - Nagaland
22. Gunakanta Dutta Borbyan was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in - Sattriya dance
23. Fugdi dance is performed in - Goa
24. Tashi Sabdo dance is associated with - Sikkim
25. Agni, Mardana Jhumar, Phagua dances are associated with - Jharkhand
26. Koli is the folk dance of - Maharashtra and Goa
27. The folk dance Lambadi is associated with - Andhra Pradesh
28. Chu Faat is a folk dance of - Sikkim