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.

Kathak Classical Dance Kathak - Benares, Uttar Pradesh	Art Dance of Kerala Kathakali - Kochi, Kerala	Kathak Kathak - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Kathakali Dance of Kerala Kathakali - Kerala	Traditional Dance of Kerala Kathakali - Kerala
Kathakali Kathakali - Thiruvananthapuram	Kathakali Classical Dance Kathakali - Munnar, Kerala	Kuchipudi Classical Dance Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh	Indian Classical Kathakali Kathakali - Munnar, Kerala	Indian Classical Kuchipudi Kuchipudi - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Lavani Classical Dance Lavani - Mumbai, Maharashtra	Lavani Dance of Maharashtra Lavani - Pune, Maharashtra	Maharashtra Classical Dance Lavani Lavani - Mumbai, Maharashtra	Kuchipudi Kuchipudi - Krishna, Andhra Pradesh	Indian Classical Lavani Lavani - Pune, Maharashtra
Lavani Lavani - Thane, Maharashtra	Lavani Classical Dance of India Lavani - Mumbai, Maharashtra	Manipuri Classical Dance Manipuri - Imphal, Manipur	Manipuri Classical Dance of India Manipuri - Imphal, Manipur	Manipuri Dance Manipuri - Manipur