Dance and music are intermingled with the traditions and history of a country. India being a land of diversities and tons of kinds of traditions also has different Dance and music. Expression of dance and the beat of music of India are unique and are renowned through out the world. There are different kinds of dances popular in India. Some of them are Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Kathak, Mohiniyattam etc. There are also numerous other tribal dances and its types in India.

Concerning the music we have Indian classical music, folk music which is again very diverse and numerous and Gawwali.

The specialty of all the dance forms motioned above is that, the music that is played along with the dance is totally different from one to another. All these dance forms have something very meaningful to convey. Most of these dance forms are based on the epics that are in India. Odissi, Manipuri, Kathakali, Kathak, convey very minute emotions. No other dance form in this world might have so much importance to the expression of the dancer like the Indian dances. Each move has a story. Expressions will come spontaneously on the face of the dancer. This takes very intense practice. A lot of time and hard work is needed to play the Indian dance forms.

Bharata Natyam, is a dance form originated from Tamil Nadu. This is played with a singer singing vocal. The dancer gives steps according to the beat of the musical instruments and singer. Expressions of the dancer are prime importance in Bharata Natyam. Kathakali is a dance form from Kerala. Tamil Nadu and Kerala are dance forms from South India. Both of these are very different in the way that is performed and the music that is accompanied. The Kathakali is usually performed by men. A story is conveyed in Kathakali. Odissi gives the beauty of Orissa.

Orissa is a state in India. The culture of Orissa is reflected in Odissi. Manipuri is a dance form from Manipur.

There are many types of music in India. The music of India can be technically broke down to raga and thala. The Indian music has a different beat all together. There are many types of Indian music like Folk music, Classical music etc. The Classical music is sung by a group of experts who are well practiced with this kind of music. Folk music is the very common type of music that is heard in villages and other tribal areas. Pung, Tanpura, Mridangam, Vichitra Veena, Sitar are some of the musical instruments that are created in India.

The music created by such musical instruments actually support different dance forms of India.

So the music and dance forms of India works in harmony. Tourists from different parts of the world come and experience the diversity of India. Tourists are astonished by the variety of the dance and music forms Indians have created. All these add to the uniqueness and beauty of Indian art forms.