Ritual Dances

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

This compares to other major dance categories based on purpose:

- Competitive dance - Erotic dance - Participation dance - Performance dance - Social dance
  • Celebration dance
    • Festival dance
  • Dance in ancient cultures
    • Ancient Greece
    • Ancient Rome
    • Classical Indian dances
  • Ritual dance, Magic/Mystic/Spiritual dance
    • Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
    • Some Basque dances
    • Căluşari
    • Circle dance
    • Corroborree
    • Dances of Universal Peace
    • Long Sword dance
    • Morris dance
    • Rapper dance
    • Religious dance
    • Ritual dances of India
    • Sema, or Whirling dervish dance
    • War dance
    • Weapon dance

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