Here are the Points to be Noted:

1.Rela relare Dance( రేలాట)- Mannem Near Bhadrachalam

2.Mayuri dance(మయూరి)- Khammam tribal areas.

3.Gusadi dance(గుసడి)-

o Gusadi dance is performed by “Raj Gonds” in Adilabad tribals(Gondulu)

o They perform this dance on celebration of “Diwali” festival, other Gonds groups
also joins with Raj Gonds they are called “Dandari Dance groups“
o This festival starts on full moon day and ends with 14th day of dark-night of
Diwali.

4.Perini Shivatandavam(పేరిణి శివతాండవాం)-

o It is also called as ” Perini Tandavam” which was originated in Warangal

during Kakatiya Dynasty.
o The Other name of Perini Shivatandam dance form is “ Dance of warriors”
which is strictly performed by males. Warriors before going to battle field all
soldiers praise the lord shiva by performing Perini shivatandam dance form.

5. Tolu Bommalata(తోలు బొమమ లాట)-

o Tholu bommalata is also called as ” Shadow Puppet ” tradition in Both

Andhrapredesh and Telangana areas. A group of people passes through every
village to trade thier arts and crafts perform tolu bommalata.
o Tolu bommalata means , they design leather puppets with threads to control
puppets action. Usually they use goat sking for making puppets.

6. Dappu natakam(డప్పు నాటకాం)- Telangana Areas.

7. Chindu Bhagavatam( చాందు నాటకాం)

o Chindu Bhagavatam is performed by SC (Madiga) community. They have not

permitted to perform their dance form in outside, but the things are changed now,
chindu bhagavatam ws originated in Nizamabad, adilabad, karimnagar, medak,
mahabubnagar, nalgonda.
o In this dance form it starts with ” Jamba Puranam “

8. Lambadi Dance( లాంబాడి)

o Lambadi dance is performed by Banjara Telangana Tribals.

 o It mainly consists Planting, Harvesting and sowing activities. Lambadi dance
forms are performed by females only, males operate music instruments and
drummers.

9. Burra Katha( బుర్ర కథ):

o Burra katha was originated in Guntur distrcit, Andhrapradesh in 1942. The main
idea of creating burra katha is to spread political awareness and social
awareness to the illiterate people in Villages.
o Burra Katha team consists one main performer and other tow co-performers.
They narrate Hindu stories, social stories, moral stories and jokes.

10. Oggu katha(ఒగ్గు కథ)- Telangana.

o Oggu Katha is folk tradition of singing and narrating stories of Hindu Gods, Oggu
katha was originated in Yadav’s and Kurma communities.
o They narrates stories of Mallanna, Beerappa, and Yellamma gods.

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