Folk Dances of India Coloring Pages

Indian dances and music were not only seen as ways to celebrate, but also as offerings of worship and thanks giving to the deity. All the dance forms were structured around the nine emotions, Hasya (happiness), Shoka (sorrow), Krodha (anger), Karuna (compassion), Bhibatsa (disgust), Adhbhuta (wonder), Bhaya (fear), Viram (courage) & Shanta (serenity). Some of the major Classical & Folk dances of India are Kathak, Bharata Natyam, Nattuwanars, Kathakali, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Chau, Chhau, Kalbelia, Chari, Ghoomar, Fire Dance, Kachhi Gori, Garba, Dandiya, Bhangra, Gidda, Manipuri Dances, Tamasha, Lavani Dance, Dindi Dance, Bihu Dance.

Dandiya Folk Dance of Gujarat Dandiya - Surat, Gujarat	Dandiya Dandiya - Surat, Gujarat	Indian Folk Dance Dandiya Dandiya - Gandhinagar, Gujarat	Garba Raas Garba - Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Bhangra Folk Dance Bhangra - Gurdaspur, Punjab
Bhangra Punjabi Folk Dance Bhangra - Chandigarh, Punjab	Bihu Folk Dance Bihu - Dispur, Assam	Gidda - Punjabi Dance Giddha - Punjab	Bhangra Group Dance Bhangra - Ludhiana, Punjab	Giddha Giddha - Punjab
Naga Dance Naga - Nagaland	Kirtan Devotional - Kolkata	Garba Garba - Vadodara, Gujarat	Garba Classical Dance of India Garba - Gandhinagar, Gujarat	Indian Classical Garba Garba - Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Kathak Classical Dance of India Kathak - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Gujarati Folk Dance Dandiya Dandiya - Surat, Gujarat	North India Classical Kathak Kathak - Jaipur, Rajasthan	Gujarati Folk Dance Garba Garba - Vadodara, Gujarat	Indian Classical Kathak Kathak - Jaipur, Rajasthan