Mohiniyattam is a traditional South Indian dance form from Kerala, India. It is a very graceful dance meant to be performed as a solo recital by women. The word "Mohiniattam" literally means "dance of the enchantress". Mohiniattam may have been coined after Lord Vishnu. There are two stories of the Lord Vishnu disguised as a Mohini.In the second story Vishnu appears as Mohini to save Lord Shiva from the demon Bhasmasura.The main theme of the dance being love and devotion to God and most of the time Lord Vishnu or Krishna is considered to be the hero.

It is the classical dance drama of Kerala, which dates from the 17th century and is rooted in the Hindu mythology. It is unique combination of acting, dancing, painting, literature, music and so on. It literally means ‘story-play’, it is means of enacting the story in form of a dance. Kathakali in its origin, is performed even today at the famous Sree Krishna temple in Guruvayoor as an offering to the Lord.

It is the famous folk dance of Kerala. It is also known as ‘Thiruvathirakali’, a very popular, graceful and symmetric group-dance of the women of Kerala often performed during festive seasons like Thiruvathira and Onam. The dancers are typically dressed in the kerala style with mandu and neriyathu and the hairbun bedecked with jasmine garlands.The women dance in gay abandon

This is another famous dance performed during the time of Onam. Group of women dance and sing on this occasion. The performers would be dressed in their best sarees, stunning jewelry, and fragrant gajras, a group of women sit in the formation of circle to play Thumbi Thullal. In the centre of the circle sits the main performer. It is a song -dance event in which the women form a circle and play.