Which classical dance form developed in the courts of north India and has gharanas at Lucknow, Jaipur and Banaras?

OdissiCorrect answerYour answerKathakCorrect answerYour answerBharatanatyamCorrect answerYour answerKuchipudiCorrect answerYour answer

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Kathak is the one classical form that belongs to north India.
It moved from temple storytelling into Mughal and Rajput courts, which is where its spins, its footwork and its Persian-influenced costume come from.
Its three main gharanas are named for Lucknow, Jaipur and Banaras.

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Because it was a court form rather than a temple form, Kathak is the only one of the eight performed from the start by both Hindu and Muslim practitioners.

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