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- The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes eight classical dance in India.
| Dances | Origin | Main Reviving Personals | Famous Proponents |
| Bharatanatyam | Tamil Nadu | E. Krishna Iyer, Rukmini Devi Arundel | Yamini Krishnamurthy, Lakshmi Vishwanathan, Padma Subramaniam, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Mallika Sarabhai |
| Kuchipudi | Andhra Pradesh | Balasaraswati, Ragini Devi | Radha Reddy And Raja Reddy, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Indrani Rehman |
| Kathakali | Kerala | V. N. Menon | Guru Kunchu Kurup, Gopinath, Kottakal Sivaraman, Rita Ganguly |
| Odissi | Odisha | Indrani Rehman, Charles Fabri | Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Kelu Charan Mohapatra, Sonal Mansingh, Sharon Lowen, Myrla Barvie |
| Manipuri | Manipur | Raja Bhagychandra, Rabindranath Tagore | Nayana, Suvarna, Ranjana and Darshna, Guru Bipin Singha |
| Kathak | Uttar Pradesh | Lady Leela Sokhey | Birju Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Damyanti Joshi |
| Sattriya | Assam | Shankaradeva | - |
| Mohiniattam | Kerala | V. N. Menon, Kalayani Amma | Sunanda Nair, Kalamandalam kshmavathy, Madhuri Amma, Jayaprabha Menon |
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