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Fact-O-Pedia
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Manipuri dance is one of the chief Indian
classical dance forms. It is mostly ritualistic and
popular in the northeast. Guru Bipin Singh and

Guru Chandranath Sinha are famous dancers.

Mohiniyattam is the classical dance form of Kerala.
The Travancore ruler who encouraged this dance

form is Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. Kalamandalam
Kalyanikutty Amma and Thottasseri Chinnammu

Amma were famous dancers.

Kathak is the classical dance form of Uttar

Pradesh. The origin of Kathak is traditionally
attributed to the travelling bards in ancient
northern India. Birju Maharaj and Gopi

Krishna were famous dancers.

Kathakali is the most well-known dance drama
from the south Indian state of Kerala. The

word “kathakali” literally means “story-play”.
It is known for its large, elaborate makeup and
costumes. Both Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon

and Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair were famous
dancers.

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