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- Bihu of Assam - Bihu festivals consist of song and dance from Assam.
www.cs.uccs.edu/~kalita/assam/bihu/bihu.html
- Chhandam - Indian folk and classical dance - Chhandam is a dance company founded by Raka Mukhopadhyay. The company promotes Indian dance and music, primarily among the younger generation.
www.chhandam.co.uk
- Chhaya Academy of Arts (Mumbai, India) - Featuring Serikella Chhau dance of Eastern India and traditional dances of Rajasthan. Founded by Pandit Gopal Prasad Dubey who is the foremost exponent of the Seraikella Chhau masked dance tradition and Bharati Tolani.
www.chhaya-academy.org
- Dance forms from Andhra Pradesh - Kuchipudi, Butta Bommalu, Perini, Dappu Nrityam, Garagalu, Kolatam, Puli Vesham, Vera Natyam, Dolla Nrityam
andhraonline.com/tourism/danceforms.htm
- Folk dances - A great overview of various folk and regional dances in India.
www.indiantimes.com/Dances.htm#Folk Dances of India
- Karnataka: Celebration of the Celestials - Article and pictures on the song-dance-theater form of art in India called Yakshagana.
www.kamat.com/kalranga/yaxagana
- Koodiyattam by Cyber Kerala - Koodiyattam is the Sanskrit drama based on the Ramayan. There are links to many lovely pictures.
entertainment.vsnl.com/cyberkerala/koodiyattam.htm
- Nrutyalok - Features popular folk dance troupe actively involved in promoting the Indian rich, diversified and unique culture through folk dance and music.
www.nrutyalok.com
- Perini Tandavam - Masculine dance form of Andhra Pradesh
www.andhratoday.com/ach/PERINI.htm
- Rajasthani Music and Dance. - Haunting, full-throated music and vigorous, rhythmic dances in colourful attires - in the harsh deserts of this Indian state.
www.rajasthandiary.com/rajdiary/music.htm
- Sushmita Pati's Chhau Page - An short introduction to Chhau dance.
dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ga67/chhau.htm
- Thai classical dance finds its roots in the Ramayana - The Ramayan and other classics written by Valmiki were absorbed by the lands surrounding what is now India. Read this article to see how it has shaped the history of Thai Classical dance.
www.mahidol.ac.th/Thailand/art/drama.html
- Yakshagana - Yakshagana is a traditional theatre form combining dance, music, spoken word, costume-make up, and stage technique, mainly prevalent in the coastal districts and adjacent areas, in Karnataka, India.
www.yakshagana.com
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