Dances and related states of INDIA

Dance form State(s) of origin Recognition by Sangeet Natak Akademi Recognition by Ministry of Culture Bharatanatyam Tamil Nadu Yes Yes Chhau Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand No Yes Gaudiya Nritya West Bengal No Yes Kathak Northern India (Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh) Yes Yes Kathakali Kerala Yes Yes Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh Yes Yes Manipuri Manipur Yes Yes Mohiniyattam Kerala Yes Yes Odissi Odisha Yes Yes Sattriya Assam Yes Yes Thang Ta Manipur No Yes