Kaikottikali , or thiruvathirakali, is one of the most famous group-dances of women of

Kerala to mark the festival seasons Onam. This form of dance has generally eight to
ten women dancing in a symmetrical form with rhythm.
The women wear traditional attire while performing the dance and its a simple and
dance with elegance and coordination an essential element. The dance is performed
on the Thiruvathira songs.
In this one performer sings the first line of the song while the rest repeat it in chorus
with clapping their hands in unison. They move in circular motion, clockwise and at
times anticlockwise, with every step all performers bend sideways, with theirs arms
coming together in graceful gestures, upwards and downwards and to either side, in
order to clap.