Question

Which of the following is not a classical dance of India?
[A] Kathak
[B] Sattriya
[C] Manipuri
[D] Bhangra

Answer 1

[D] Bhangra is not a classical dance of India.

Why is it so?

• Bhangra is certainly not an Indian traditional dance form.
• It is a folk dance and is performed solely by people in the Punjab district of India and Pakistan.
• Indian traditional dance forms incorporate those styles which have legendary roots and whose hypothesis and practice can be found in the Natya Shastra (Sanskrit text).
• Traditional dances of India: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, and Manipuri are the accepted Indian old-style dance forms.

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