The Kolattam dance is part of a religious offering, where women
dancers pay homage to the temple Goddess in many regions of Andhra
Pradesh. The Kolattam dance is predominantly a dance of women,
without involving men.
Men mostly take up the role as drummers or play the background music.
The highlight of this dance is using sticks to represent the rhythm of
the dance. The sticks are stroked against each other in a calibrated
form for creating harmony, while making the dance rituals, more
soothing
This form of dance is also called as Kolkollannalu or Kollannalu. This popular form of dance is usually performed by about 8 to 40 artists who come together as a group where two artists each are grouped as a pair. Each dancer holds two sticks and moves these sticks in rhythm.