Which dance form of Uttar Pradesh has been accorded classical dance status by India 's National Academy of Music , Dance , and Drama ?
Some of the folk dances include the " bhangra " of Punjab ; the " bihu " of Assam ; the zeliang of Nagaland ; the " chhau " of Jharkhand ; the qauwwalis , birhas and charkulas of Uttar Pradesh ; the jat - jatin , nat - natin and saturi of Bihar ; the " ghoomar " of Rajasthan ; the " dandiya " and " garba " of Gujarat ; the kolattam of Andhra Pradesh ; the " yakshagana " of Karnataka ; " lavani " of Maharashtra ; " Dekhnni " of Goa ; Karakattam , Oyilattam , and mayilattam of Tamil Nadu .