<P> Sources differ in their list of Indian classical dance forms . Encyclopædia Britannica mentions six dances . The Sangeet Natak Akademi has given recognition to eight Indian dances . The Indian government's Ministry of Culture includes eleven dance forms . Scholars such as Drid Williams and others include Chhau, Yaksagana and Bhagavata Mela to the eight classical Indian dances in the Sangeet Natak Akademi list . </P> <P> The classical dance forms recognised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Ministry of Culture are: </P> <Ul> <Li> Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu </Li> <Li> Kathak, from Northern and Western India </Li> <Li> Kathakali, from Kerala </Li> <Li> Kuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana </Li> <Li> Odissi, from Odisha </Li> <Li> Sattriya, from Assam </Li> <Li> Manipuri, from Manipur </Li> <Li> Mohiniyattam, from Kerala </Li> </Ul> <Li> Bharatanatyam, from Tamil Nadu </Li>

Classical dance forms of india with their states
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