In Indian dance, the Rasas or the aesthetic mood holds the central place. There are Nine rasas in the Indian Dances which are the Shringara Rasa or love, devotion, humour, pathos, heroism, fury, terror, disgust, wonder and peace. These dances of India are performed for more than 3,000 years. The various themes of the dances are the myth, legend and ancient literature with which it has been associated through its long history. The Natya Shashtra, India’s canonical treaty on dramaturgy was written in the 3rd century B.C. This Shastra is generally recognized as the most authoritative work on the subject. According to the Indian history, dance is a part of drama and the classical dancer is like a storyteller. For this purpose, the dancers use the hand gesture. A hastamudra or the hand gesture is used to convey a wide range of meanings like pearl, fragrance, a drop of water, silence, salvation, generosity, testing medicine, and calling the beloved. There are various mudras and there are various possibilities of expression through the different combinations. In the dance there is use of intricate patterns of rhythm which is evident in the footwork and is also emphasized by the jingling ankle-bells.