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Correct the false statements:

a. All dance forms emerged as part of devotion.


b. Historically artists were supported by big Zamindars.


c. Burrakatha was adopted to mobilize people.


d. Today Bharatanatyam is largely taught by nattuvanars.


a. No, all dance forms did not emerge as part of devotion. Some of them were just part of their leisure in the form of festivals, or a dance form in the moonlight.


b. This statement is correct.


c. This statement is correct.


d. This statement is correct.


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