_______, a 500-year-old dance form, is an Indian Classical dance that developed from the Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam.

The correct answer is Sattriya . Key Points Satriya Nritya is the classical dance form of the North-Eastern State of Assam which represents the Satriya culture, the basis of the religious and cultural fabric of Assam . It is a dance-drama performance art with origins in the Krishna-centered Vaishnavism monasteries of Assam and attributed to the 15th-century Bhakti movement scholar and saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev. Dance historian Dr. Sunil Kothari has recently been bestowed with the Madhabdev Award by the Government of Assam for popularising the Sattriya dance. Sattriya was given the status of classical dance in the year 2000 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi . Additional Information Other classical dances of India are: Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Kathak (North India), Mohiniyattam (Kerala), Manipuri (Manipur) and Odissi (Odisha).