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Dance Form	State of Origin
Bharatanatyam	Tamil Nadu
Kuchipudi	Andhra Pradesh
Kathakali	Kerala
Mohiniyattam	Kerala
Odissi	Odisha
Manipuri	Manipur
Kathak	Uttar Pradesh (Northern India)
Sattriya	Assam