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India is a country where we can find different types of Dances. In India people have created their own forms of dances. These are formed to celebrate occasions, to express joy and mainly to worship their god and goddesses. The notable Ajanta and Ellora caves and a lot of additional monuments shine this culture through the sculptures inscribed in the walls. God Nataraja is the god of dancing whose sculptures describes him dancing and acquiring triumph over the evil. There's a vast assortment of a different dancing forms in India based on geographical location and socio-economical circumstance of carious states and regions.

Bharata Natyam prospered in the royal courts and temples of ancient India. At last in the nineteenth century it was codified and endorsed as performing arts. The Tanjore Quartet made a great contribution to this dancing by attaining great musical compositions. Bharata Natyam was also practiced by Devadasi who were women and devoted their life to the temple and used to dance to delight god and goddesses as part of religious ceremony. Bharata Natyam presents an opportunity for both the male and female to disclose their talents as dancers. As time passed folks started making out the talent and presenting it on a greater program. Rukmini Devi Arundale and E Krishna Iyer were the outstanding figures who were responsible for the upbringing of this classical art. A lot of universities award degree in graduation and post graduation in Bharata Natyam. The field is really complicated because of the wide extent of movement, postures, facial gestures and stylized mummer.