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{{short description|One of the classical dances of India}}

[[File:Krishnakahi_Kashyap_performing_Sattriya_Dance.jpg|alt=|thumb|Sattriya is a classical Indian dance that originated in its eastern state of [[Assam]].  It was recognised as a classical dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2000.|right|314x314px]]

'''''Sattriya''''' ({{lang-as|সত্ৰীয়া}}), or ''Sattriya  Nritya'', is a major [[Classical Indian dance|Indian classical dance]].<ref name="Brown2014p195"/>{{Sfn|Williams|2004|pp=83-84, the other major classical Indian dances are: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Cchau, Manipuri, Yaksagana and Bhagavata Mela}} It is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the [[Krishna]]-centered [[Vaishnavism]] monasteries of [[Assam]], and attributed to the 15th century [[Bhakti movement]] scholar and saint  [[Srimanta Sankardev|Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev]].<ref name="Brown2014p195">{{cite book|author=Frank Burch Brown|title=The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GkvSAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 |year=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-517667-4 |pages=193–195}}</ref><ref name="Narayan2011p73">{{cite book|author=Shovana Narayan|title=The Sterling Book of INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLOiaGDLYOAC&pg=PA73 |year=2011|publisher=Sterling Publishers|isbn=978-81-207-9078-0|pages=73–74}}</ref>{{Sfn|Farley P. Richmond|Darius L. Swann|Phillip B. Zarrilli|1993|p=22}}

==History of Sattriya==

[[File:Sattriya dance by Ramkrishna talukdar.JPG|thumb|A male Sattriya dancer performing on stage.  Originally, all Sattriya dancers were male ''bhokots'' who would dance in their [[Satra]]s.  But in recent times, women have taken to dancing Sattriya.|250x250px]]

Sattriya is a classical dance of India, tracing its roots to ancient drama and music texts of India, particularly  [[Bharata Muni]]'s [[Natya Shastra|Nātya Śāstra]].<ref name="BajajVohra2015p6">{{cite book|author1=Tanvi Bajaj|author2=Swasti Shrimali Vohra|title=Performing Arts and Therapeutic Implications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2MRcCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA6 |year=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-32572-7|pages=6–7}}</ref>{{Sfn|Ragini Devi|1990|pp=60-68}}  Its first complete compilation is dated to between 200&nbsp;BCE and 200&nbsp;CE,{{Sfn|Natalia Lidova|2014}}{{Sfn|Tarla Mehta|1995|pp=xxiv, 19–20}} but estimates vary between 500&nbsp;BCE and 500&nbsp;CE.{{Sfn|Wallace Dace|1963|p=249}} The most studied version of the Nātya Śāstra text consists of about 6000 verses structured into 36 chapters.{{Sfn|Natalia Lidova|2014}}{{Sfn|Emmie Te Nijenhuis|1974|pp=1–25}} The text describes the theory of Tāṇḍava dance ([[Shiva]]), the theory of rasa, of bhāva, expression, gestures, acting techniques, basic steps, standing postures – all of which are part of Indian classical dances.{{Sfn|Natalia Lidova|2014}}{{Sfn| Kapila Vatsyayan | 2001}} Dance and performance arts, states this ancient text,<ref>{{cite book|author=Guy L. Beck|title=Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzUMCAAAQBAJ |year=2012|publisher=University of South Carolina Press|isbn=978-1-61117-108-2|pages=138–139 |quote='''Quote:''' "A summation of the signal importance of the Natyasastra for Hindu religion and culture has been provided by Susan Schwartz, "In short, the Natyasastra is an exhaustive encyclopedic dissertation of the arts, with an emphasis on performing arts as its central feature. It is also full of invocations to deities, acknowledging the divine origins of the arts and the central role of performance arts in achieving divine goals (...)".}}</ref> are a form of expression of spiritual ideas, virtues, and the essence of scriptures.<ref name=mog17>{{cite web|title=The Mirror of Gesture|author=Coormaraswamy and Duggirala|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=1917|page=4|url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924012568535#page/n5/mode/2up}}; Also see chapter 36</ref>