| Dance | State |
|---|---|
| Bharatanatyam | 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 |
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