Kerala is the place to be. Art forms such as Kathakali, Mohiniyattom, Chaakyarkoothu, Krishnattam, Ottamthullal, Theyyam and Kummattikali will leave you mesmerized.The art and culture of Kerala portrays various dance forms and martial arts performed with the accompaniment of vocal and instrumental music. All these art forms are performed during some celebration or festivity.

• Kathakakli : Kathakakli is the classical dance drama of Kerala based on the guidelines laid in the Natya Sastra. The great poet Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon, the founder of Kerala Kala Mandalam, gave Kathakali the look and feel we see today.
• Mohiniyattam: The dance is usually performed on specially made stages during the temple festivals. The costume for the dance is the traditional white mundu and melmundu of Kerala and with the hairs gathered up at one side of the head and adorned with jasmine flowers in the traditional style.
• Chakyarkoothu :It is a solo dance is usually performed in the koothambalam of temples to the accompaniment of the mizhavu and elathalam.Chakyar is one among the many upper cast Hindus, dependant on the temple, living by the sacrament food and meagre salary from the temple, adept in telling stories from the legends in a humorous and enchanting manner.
• Thiruvathira Kali :Thiruvathirakali is a dance typical to Kerala performed by women for everlasting marital bliss, on the Thiruvathira asterism in the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December/January).It is observed as an occasion to celebrate womanhood. Only girls and women perform this.