Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic. It is related to...

District). Sacred ceremonial dance by young women in traditional ceremonial dress, Sanghyang Dedari (Karangasem District). Sacred trance dance to counteract...

Country dance, Contra dance Participation dance Solo dance Partner dance Circle dance Line dance Round dance Square dance Slow dance Hip-hop dance Breakdancing...

Too"), but included "An Old-Fashioned Wedding". There were several major dance numbers added, including a ballroom scene. A sub-plot which had been dropped...

Kagura (神楽(かぐら), "god-entertainment") is a type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. The term is a contraction of the phrase kami no kura ("seat of god")...

of several major dance categories based on purpose, such as ceremonial, competitive, performance and social dance. The erotic dancer's clothing is often...

Taalawsohu), the dolls, or the people who dress as kachinas for ceremonial dances. These are all understood to embody all aspects of the same belief...

1907, 22 ceremonial grounds were active on Cherokee lands in Oklahoma. Stickball games are often played at stomp dance grounds. Yuchi stomp dances are held...

/ˈhækə/; singular haka, in both Māori and English) are a variety of ceremonial dances in Māori culture. A performance art, haka are often performed by a...

ancestors. Ceremonial poles may also be raised during celebrations and festivals, as with Gudi Padwa in Indian State of Maharashtra and the maypole dance in Europe...

Bear Dance is a Native American ceremonial dance that occurs in the spring. It is a ten-day event to strengthen social ties within the community, encourage...

The Philippines is home to several folk dances such as Tinikling, Pandanggo, Cariñosa, and Subli. Dance has integrated itself in Philippine society over...

whether social, ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, sacred or liturgical. Other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality...

fallback Ceremonial dance – Major category of dance forms Ceremonial magic – Variety of rituals of magic Ceremonial weapon – Object used for ceremonial purposes...

Driscoll-Engelstad, Bernadette (2005). "Dance of the Loon: Symbolism and Continuity in Copper Inuit Ceremonial Clothing" (PDF). Arctic Anthropology. 42...

Apache Crown Dance or Gaan Dance (also called Mountain Spirit, Crown Dance, Devil Dance) is an Apache ceremonial dance that is intended to protect the...

have ceremonial, competitive and erotic functions. Many social dances of European origin are in recent centuries partner dances (see Ballroom dance) but...

are exceptions. For example, some ceremonial dances and baroque dances blend concert dance with participation dance by having participants assume the...

[citation needed] has been transformed in the 20th century into a popular ceremonial dance called Miko-mai (巫女舞)[citation needed] or Miko-kagura (巫女神楽).[citation...

In pre-Columbian Maya civilization, ceremonial dance had great importance. However, since dance is a transient art, it is inherently difficult for archeologists...

tradition. The mask (kegginaquq) was a central element in Yup'ik ceremonial dancing. Inuit dancing of their ancestors was banned by Christian missionaries in...

the size and quantity of shot. Folk instruments especially used in ceremonial dance. Toy rattles for infants. Though there are many different sorts of...

"ethnic dance" or "traditional dance" are sometimes used, although the latter terms may encompass ceremonial dances. There are a number of modern dances, such...

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long. Among the Assiniboine, the Cree, and the Ojibwe, a satirical ceremonial dance is sometimes performed during times of famine to reinforce the seriousness...

Thoibi dance'), also known as Khamba Thoibi classical dance or Khamba Thoibi ballet, is a traditional Meitei ritualistic and theatrical classical dance form...

well-organized farming and town layouts around plazas, ballparks, and square ceremonial dance grounds. The Muscogee Creek are associated with multi-mound centers...

knife is a traditional Samoan cultural implement that is used in ceremonial dances. It was originally composed of a machete wrapped in towels on both...

one of the ways in which religious ecstasy is produced. Indigenous ceremonial dance rituals around the world appear to preserve forms that were widespread...

Ocean. The practice of Kuksu religion included elaborate narrative ceremonial dances and specific regalia. The men of the tribe practiced rituals to ensure...