Bharathanatyam
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Bharathanatyam is a major genre of Indian Classical dance that originated in Tamilnadu.
Through Bharathanatyam various religious themes and spiritual ideas are exhibied by sevaral mudras and
abhinayas(facial expression).Its existence traces back to the 2nd century CE as noted in the ancient Tamil epic Silappathikaram.Temple sculptures of
6th to 9th century CE suggest it was a well refined performance art by mid 1st millenium CE.
Bharathanatyam is the oldest classical dance tradition of India(wikipedia)
The other classical dance forms of India are:Kathak-North India;Kuchipudi-Andhra ;Kathakali&Mohini Attam-Kerala
and Odissi-Odisha
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