List of top Dance Questions

Name the popular text in Sanskrit by Poet Jaya deva used significantly in the abhinaya items of Odissi and Manipuri :

Name the dance style whose traditional make up is based on the 3 types of human nature Sattvika, Rajasika and Tamasika :

The Natyashastra refers to the delicate approach of dance which abounds in erotic sentiments as :

Name the illustrious institution found by poet Vallathol Menon for the rejuvenation of Kerala Performing Art Forms :

Bharata's Natyashastra describes movements of smaller body parts in chapter VIII are addressed as :

Which of the following Dharmi dominates the presentation of Indian Classical Dance

Name the most popular classical dance festival held every year at the temple established by the dynasty of Chandelas :

Name the exponents of Bharata Natyam dance style who, directly descended from the Devadasi tradition.

The Nayikas mentioned in the Natyashastra in accordance to the emotional relationship with their Nayakas are referred as :

The North Indian stream of Music is also known as :

The make up pattern of which Classical Dance form of India, resembles with Make up pattern of Chinese Opera or Japanese Kabuki :

Name the classical dance style where in a decorative cylindrical skirt forms the significant feature of a Female Dancer's Costume :

Todayam and Purappadu are the prominent feature of the repertoire of which classical dance form ?

The most elaborate composition in the Bharata Natyam repertoire is known by which name ?

Both the story telling traditions and Raas have contributed to establish the popular classical dance from North India called :

“Where the hand goes eyes follow, where the eyes go mind follows, where the mind goes mood follows and where the mood goes sentiment follows” is the famous dictum laid down by which scholar in which text ?

The Nayika depicted in Indian classical Dances who reaches out to meet her belove
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Ahary-abhinaya is denoted by which of the following ?

The famous folk dance drama hailing from Bengal is known by which name ?

Name the work attributed to Nandikeshvara to the field of abhinaya & nritta other than Abhinaya Darpana :

Name the two major literary works supposed to have immensely contributed in structuring the dance style of Bharata Natyam :

Name the terms used by the Natyashastra to denote the vigorous, masculine dancing and soft, graceful dancing :

Mention the three main classes into which Folk Dances of India can be divided ?

Natyashastra was composed between which era ?

Name the two major divisions of Indian Classical Dance :