Ankia Naats remain a class of one act plays performed in Assam, India. The creation of the Ankia Naat in Assam is usually recognized to the primitive saint and social reformer Srimanta Sankardeva. These plays were written in an artificial Assamese-Maithili mixed language called Brajavali and are chiefly centered on Krishna. A specific performance of an Ankia Naat is named a Bhaona. The plays usually combine live instruments and singers, dance and elaborate costumes in creation.

The enactment of an Ankia Naat starts with blessing in Sanskrit followed by tribute to God in Brajavali. The play typically starts with the introduction, or Purvaranga. Playing of the traditional percussion instruments escorted by the big cymbal by the singer and musician duo (Gayan, Bayan) in a group. The instruments are played with overstated hand movements and in two paces called Saru-Dhemali and Bor-Dhemali. After the prelude, the storyteller, or Sutradhar, enters the stage and commences the real performance.

Ankia Naat in Assam was envisioned to be regarded by common folk in medieval Assam, majority of whom were expected to be uneducated. Thus, an explanation was included at every stage of the drama. The Sutradhar had to attend to numerous tasks viz. direction, production and delivered commentary of the entire drama. Ankia Naat key subject is to worship Lord Krishna in Assam. The songs in Ankia Naat are also descriptive.

Bhortal Nritya is identified to have developed by Narahari Burha Bhakat. He was a famous Satriya artist. This Bhortal Nritya of Barpeta district is supposed to have derived from the classical dance form of the state. This is one of the most widespread dances in the state of Assam.

Bhortal Nritya dance is performed in a group. Six or seven dancers usually present the Bhortal dance of Assam together. This dance can be performed in larger groups as well. It is performed to a very fast beat. This beat is known as ‘Zhiya Nom’. The performers are equipped with cymbals while performing this dance. The usage of the cymbals marks the dance presentation look very colorful. The dance movements are designed as such that they can produce some very colorful patters. This is the matchlessness of this dance from Assam.

Jhumair is a traditional dance form of "Adivasi" or Tea tribe’s community of Assam. The dance is performed by young girls and boys together. The male members wear long traditional dresses and keep the tempo with few traditional musical instruments, generally a Dhol or Mandar, suspended on shoulders, a flute and a pair of "Taal" (two metallic discs). The girls typically perform the dancing part, holding each other's waist and moving hands and legs forward and backward synchronously. The dance has a huge following in the "Tea tribe" dominated districts of Assam, like Udalguri, Sonitpur, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Golaghat, Jorhat, and Sivasagar.