Folk Dances of Andhra Pradesh

  Andhra Pradesh has various forms of  Folk and Tribal dances. Andhranatyam:   ​It is a 2000-year old temple dance performed by ‘devadasis’ as a form of worship. ‘Agama Nartanam’, ‘Carnatakam’ and ‘Darbari Aatam’ are different forms of Andhranatyam. During the period...

Kuchipudi

  Kuchipudi, which is sometimes referred as ‘Ata Bhagavatham’, is a dance-drama form named after the village in Andra Pradesh from where it originated. It evolved during the 14th and 16th centuries under the influence of the Bhakti movement and the growing Krishna...
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