In some sections of our country the dancers wear costumes and masks that are symbolic, both in color and form; in other regions, feathers are the principal and emblematic decoration; elsewhere, the men may dance very nearly nude.

However diverse the dancing regalia may be or how marked its absence, the Indian dance always presents two characteristics, namely: Dramatic Action and Rhythmic Precision.
Every Indian dance has a meaning.

The dance is generally either the acting out of some mythic story or a presentation of a personal experience.

Every movement of the body, arms, hands, feet and head is always in strict time with the songs that invariably accompany the dance.

Indian dances are complex rather than simple.