Sattriya comes from Assam, in the north-east of India.
It was created by the saint and poet Srimanta Sankardeva, who lived in the 15th and 16th centuries.
For hundreds of years it was danced mostly by monks, called bhokots, inside monasteries called sattras.
Drums called khol and cymbals play the music. The stories are about Krishna.
The costumes are made of Assam’s own silk, called pat silk.
In 2000, Sattriya was recognised as a classical dance. It was the eighth on the list, and the newest of them all.
The big ideaOld traditions live for a very long time when people care for them.
Talk about it: What tradition does your family keep?
