'Bhavayanatititi Bhava' i.e. those who create feeling are called Bhava, Without Bhava the dance is meaningless. In Kathak dance seven ways of expressing Bhavas are common. These are Nayan Bhava, Bolbhava. Arthbhava, Sabhabhava, Nrityabhava, Gatarthbhava and Angbhava.