Andhra Pradesh is considered as the rice bowl of India and it is also one of the Indian states, rich in its folk culture. Its folk culture comprises of the various dances like the Bhamakalapam & Gollkalapam, Bathakamma, Gobbi Dance, Burra Katha, Dhamal Dance, Mathuri Dance & the Dandaria Dance. These dances are described in detail below:

Bhamakalapam & Gollkalapam
`Bhamakalapam" and "Gollkalapam" are among the most important traditional folk dramas in the indian State of Andhra Pradesh.
Gobbi Dance
This is one of the popular dance forms from coastal regions of Andhra. Gobbi dance is the main attraction during the Samkranti festival and during this time, the courtyards of all houses are cleaned and decorated. The flowers are used with different kinds of rangavallis, for decoration purposes. Gobbillu i.e. balls of cow dung are placed in the middle of these rangavalli designs and worshipped with flowers, kumkum and turmeric in a ritualistic way. In the evening, young girls gather around this gobbillu to dance and sing. One can say that this dance is a derived form of Garba dance performed in circular direction.

Burra Katha
Burra Katha is different type of famous folk art of Andhra Pradesh, it has a distinct form of heritage of story telling to the huge crowd.

Bathakamma
Bathakammas are mainly performed by female participants in a region, Telengana of Andhra Pradesh during the time of Bathakamma Festival.

Dhamal Dance
Dhamal is one of the typical & ceremonial dance forms of Siddis of Hyderabad region, which is actually a mimetic martial dance performed by them. They use swords and shields held in their hands while performing various steps involved in the dance. This dance is ceremonial in nature performed especially on the occasion of marriage. Many musical instruments are used to accompany and make noises of `how wow`. Their dances present a fascinating coordination of rhythmic body movement and colours in their exotic colorful costumes. The whole picture of dance is very attractive.

Mathuri Dance
The Mathuri dances are special tribal dances by the Mathuri tribes, of the Adilabad district of the Andhra Pradesh, performed during the rainy month of Shravana. It is a dance in which men and women folk participate together, women participants forming the inner circle and men the outer semi-circle. The dancers sing themselves devotional and secular songs at the time of dance. The men strike the small sticks and the women clap to mark the time. It is said that the Mathuri dances have a close resemblance to Rasa-Lila of Uttar Pradesh and is also believed that the Mathuri tribe actually came from Mathura and therefore the dance is named accordingly.

Dandaria Dance
The Gonds from the hilly region of northern Hyderabad district perform a stick dance, known as the Dandaria dance. A Gond legend behind this dance is that an ancient Gond hero Dandaria, a descendant of the Pandava prince was the original creator of this dance. Therefore, the Gonds proudly believe themselves to be the descendants of the Pandavas and celebrate this faith vigorously. In this dance, a group of male dancers, dressed in colorful special costumes, visit the nearby villages as a part of course of dance, where they are heartily welcomed by the host party. Then both these parties dance together in anti-clockwise direction, along with drums, trumpets and striking of sticks in their hands. The musicians lead the procession. It is exclusively a male performance where the musicians are seen leading the procession and the young men, get dressed up as women and girls, in order to perform the female roles.