The devadasi dance
tradition, which developed through the temple danseuses, is an important type
among the dance patterns of India.
Bharatanatyam in Tamil Nadu, Kuchipudi in Andhra Pradesh, Odissi in Orissa and
Mohini-yattam in Kerala took shape in the tradition of devadasi dance. For more
read:
http://www.indianetzone.com/22/the_heritage_devadasi_dance_india.htm
