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31 More sports 32 Classic steps

Look at the pictures and identify the following sports. India has a rich culture and is known for its classical dances.

Read more about these classical dances.

Kathakali comes from Kuchipudi is the dance

the state of Kerala. It is of Andhra Pradesh.
performed by boys and It includes both dancing

1. 2. men, even for female and singing. It is now
roles. Faces look like mainly performed by
painted masks with huge women.
headgears.

Bharatnatyam is the Manipuri comes from
classical dance of Tamil the state of Manipur.

3. 4. Nadu. It started as a The movements are
temple dance for women. smooth and graceful.
It is used to express It shows the scenes from
Hindu religious stories. the life of Lord Krishna.

Hands are used in a series
of mudras to tell a story.

Kathak is the classical
5. 6. Odissi is the classical dance of North India. It

dance of Odisha. It is is based on footwork and

believed to be the oldest the bells worn around
classical dance of India. the ankles. It is a mix of
It has over fifty mudras. song, dance and drama.

7. Indian dances use a lot of Metallic bells tied around

hand gestures. These are the ankles while dancing
snooker wrestling kabaddi gymnastics called mudras. are called ghungroos.
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