Mayur Dance From Rajasthan

The Mayur or peacock dance is created from an episode in the love lore of Radha and Krishna: Radha, pining for Krishna after a brief separation, decides to console herself by the sight of peacocks, whose feathers Krishna wears on his crown, at the Mor Kuti pavilion. Krishna, knowing her mind from adar, playfully causes the peacocks to disappear, leaving Radha distraught. He eventually yields to Radha's entreaties and himself appears in the guise of a peacock to dance with his beloved.
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Lavani From Maharashtra

Lavani is a popular theatrical entertainment employing song and dance. It is performed by women to catchy tunes and a brisk rhythm provided by the Dholak, a common drum. Commanding audiences in town and country, Lavani has in the past commented on social issues, politics and religion, serving as a vehicle for the work of leading Marathi poets. In campaigns of Maratha armies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Lavani performances have provided entertainment to troops.
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Kathakali Dance From Kerala

Kathakali or 'story-play' took shape in Kerala in the seventeenth century. Stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata mainly provide its content. The theatre form divides its characters according to their nature and employs make-up and costume to build them up as larger-than-life, symbolic entities: the faces of actors are painted according to the type they represent. The main feature of Kathakali costume is a large, billowing skirt for male characters and various elaborate head dresses. The actor's performance is speechless: the liberetto is sung by two singers on the stage, while a pair of drummers also on stage play the Chenda. The story is enacted by actors using an established vocabulary of facial expressions and hand gestures.
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Kalbelia Dance From Rajasthan

This is the dance of the womenfolk of the Kalbelia community of Rajasthan, snake-catchers and snake-charmers by occupation. It is performed to the melody of the Been, the snake-charmer's pipe and a frame-drum to keep the rhythm. The movements are circular and swaying, suggesting those of the snake which in traditional contexts could be seen in the background with the Been-player. Since this street show transfered t the stage, the dance has accelerated in tempo, acquired its dark cosutme and added accompaniments such as the bowed Sarangi, flute and the Jew's harp called Morachhang.
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Hudo Dance From Gujarat(Tarnetar)

This is a dance traditionally performed in the fair at Tarnetar, a small village in Gujarat where young women chose their consorts. The young men who wish to be chosen come to the fair with colourful, beautifully embroidered umbrellas. They also wear equally colourful embroidered jackets. After choosing the consorts, the men and women perform Hudo. They form rows facing each other and dance to music provided by drums, flutes and other musical instruments. The tempo is fast and while dancing the young women clap on the palms of the men.
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Dandiya Raas From Gujarat

Dandiya Raas is a simple, rhythmic dance performed by young people moving around a circle in masured steps to the beat of Dandiya or sticks that they carry in their hands. The rhythm is maintained by the clacking sticks, with clapping hands keeping pace. The Dandiya Raas is performed with traditional songs and folk tunes to the beat of the Dhol and the wind instrument Shehnai.
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Chari Dance from Rajasthan

The Chari or pot dance is performed by women in groups of four or more, balancing flaming brass pots on their heads. The movements are circular, the backs are gently bent and as the women dance to the rhythm of the Dhol and the aerophone Bankiya, their hands and arms bent or extended register responses to the accompanying Chirni songs using a basic vocabulary of gesture and movement. The dance is particularly connected with the Kishangarh district of Rajasthan.You can get more information about this dance here