India - Bharat Natyam
India - Harini Dance
Harini in this video is performing authentic solo Mellathur style of Bharatanatyam (Bharata natyam, Bharatnatyam, Bharathanatyam)
Classical Indian dance.
Narration is featured along with the dance for a story-dance.
India is the second most populous country in the world, after China. Landwise, it is the 7th largest country geographically.
There are 28 states and 7 union territories, and many different cultures and traditions. The first know permanent settlements in India date back over 9,000 years. There are 4 major types of climates in India: tropical wet, tropical dry, montane and subtropical humid. The weather in India is influenced by the Himalaya mountains and the Thar desert.
India's official national sport is field hockey, but cricket is its most popular sport. Dance is very popular in many forms of traditional Indian dance, with younger generations being influenced by western dance as well.