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The roots of research in dance psychology can be traced down to early 20th century, which documented that dance has great power to motivate and strengthen the psyche of human beings (Capsali, 1932). But since then, the research has not only been scanty but also quite scattered especially in the area of assessing motivational basis of dance. Psychology of dance is an extremely interesting and burgeoning area but with a very limited empirical research backing. India, since time immemorial though has been an important citadel of a variety of forms of classical dance., there is dearth of literature pertaining to motivational aspects of this intensive field of art, even in the Indian context.