Mohiniyattam(Kerala)

✅Mohiniyattam or dance of Mohini (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) is the classical solo dance form of Kerala.

✅References of Mohiniyattam can be found in the texts Vyavaharamala written in 1709 by Mazhamagalam Narayanan Namputiri and in Ghoshayatra, written later by poet Kunjan Nambiar.

✅It was structured into the present day classical format by the Travancore Kings, Maharaja Kartika Tirunal and his successor Maharaja Swati Tirunal (18th-19th century)

✅Mostly a solo performance by girls with circular movements, delicate footsteps and subtle expressions.

✅Movements have been borrowed from Nangiar Koothu and female folk dances Kaikottikali and the Tiruvatirakali.