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Kathak - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Classical dance form from North India This article should specify the language of its non-English content using { { lang } } or { { langx } } , { { transliteration } } for transliterated languages, and { { IPA } } for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate ISO 639 code . Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used. See why . ( March 2021 ) Kathak Shinjini Kulkarni presenting a Kathak performance Genre Indian classical dance Instrument(s) Ghungroo , Tabla , Manjira Origin Uttar Pradesh Part of a serie

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