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Dances
Dance is an essential part of the culture of place. The earlier civilizations and cultures gave a lot of importance to dance in the olden days. This is because the best way to express emotions in those days was by a dance. There are always dances for every emotion.

The dance for joy is always cheerful, while a dance to depict somberness will be slow and regretful. In this way, there are great variations in every dance and these can be noticed by a person who watches with some interest. Apart from this, the emotion for dance cannot be feigned. This has made dance a very important part of many cultures.

Features
India is a nation that has a lot of diversity within its own geographical area. The state of Uttar Pradesh within India also exhibits the same amount of variation in its features such as dance.

The state of Uttar Pradesh is a state that captivates tourists due to various reasons. The state of Uttar Pradesh has been governed by many sovereigns. This has resulted in them patronizing the dances and as a result several dances have developed in this state. The main dances within this state are Charkula, Karma, Dadra and Kathak. The first three are well known folk dances of the region and the last one is a classical dance.

Dances
Folk Dances such as Ras-lila and Charkula are popular dances belonging to the times of Lord Krishna. Ras-lila explains the love of Radha and Lord Krishna. Charkula is a dance performed on religious and social occasions. Karma is a tribal dance and is popular in Bundelkhand region.

Dadra is another popular dance with sexual overtones. Charkula dance refers to the birth of Krishna. This dance is popular as it has numerous legends associated regarding his Lord Krishna’s birth, the milkmaids being troubled by lord Krishna and the way he held the hillock Govardhan in his finger, etc.

Kathak is the versatile forms of art and is the popular a folk and classical dance. This dance has come across volatile changes responding to the downfall of monarch in India. Some of the popular exponents are Lacchu Maharaj, Birju Maharaj, Thakur Prasad, Sitara Devi and Sambhu Maharaj.

Raslila is significant art forms comprising areas of Mathura. The dance is about Lord Krishna and the milkmaids. The songs and the dance performances of all these dances are very natural.