Question

Which of the following is not a ‘classical dance’ form ?
1. Kuchipudi
2. Kathakali
3. Tarangamel
4. Sattriya

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Tarangamel

• Tarangmel is the folk dance of Goa that celebrates the youthfulness of the region.
• It is performed during Dussehra and Holi.
• There are eight classical dances recognized by the Government of India
• These are Bharatnatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Manipuri, Odissi, and Sattriya.

 

Dance	State	Noted Dancers
Bharatanatyam	Tamil Nadu	Rukmini Devi Arundale Mallika Sarabhai Yamini Krishnamurthy
Kuchipudi	Andhra Pradesh	Raja Reddy Sonal Mansingh Yamini Krishnamurthy
Kathak	Uttar Pradesh	Shambhu Maharaj Sitara Devi Pandit Birju Maharaj
Manipuri	Manipur	Guru Bipin Singh, Rajkumar Singhajit Singh, Charu Sija Mathur
Kathakali	Kerala	Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair Kalamandalam Gopi Madavoor Vasudevan Nair
Odissi	Odisha	Kelucharan Mohapatra, Sonal Mansingh
Mohiniyattam	Kerala	T. Chinnammu Amma, Kalamandalam Sugandhi
Sattriya	Assam	Indira PP Bora Maniram Datta Moktar

 

Other folk dances are

• Chhau (Odisha, Jharkhand, WestBengal) - UNESCO inscribed it in Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
• Garba (Gujarat), Kalbelia (Rajasthan), Charba  (Himachal Pradesh), Jawara (Madhya Pradesh)