War Dance

A war dance is a dance involving mock combat, usually in reference to tribal warrior societies where such dances were performed as a ritual connected with endemic warfare. Martial arts in various cultures can be performed in dance-like settings for various reasons, such as for evoking ferocity in preparation for battle or showing off skill in a more stylized manner. It could also be for celebration of valor and conquest. Many such martial arts incorporate music, especially strong percussive rhythms. Examples of such war dances include:

Outline of War
Eras
  • Prehistoric
  • Ancient
  • Medieval
  • Gunpowder
  • Industrial
  • Modern
Generations of warfare
  • First
  • Second
  • Third
  • Fourth
Battlespace
  • Air
  • Information
  • Land
  • Sea
  • Space
Weapons
  • Armor
  • Artillery
  • Biological
  • Cavalry
  • Conventional
  • Chemical
  • Cyber
  • Electronic
  • Infantry
  • Nuclear
  • Psychological
  • Unconventional
Tactics
  • Aerial
  • Battle
  • Cavalry
  • Charge
  • Cover
  • Counter-insurgency
  • Foxhole
  • Guerrilla warfare
  • Morale
  • Siege
  • Tactical objective
Operational
  • Blitzkrieg
  • Deep battle
  • Maneuver warfare
  • Operational manoeuvre group
Strategy
  • Attrition
  • Deception
  • Defensive
  • Offensive
  • Goal
  • Naval
Grand strategy
  • Containment
  • Economic warfare
  • Military science
  • Philosophy of war
  • Strategic studies
  • Total war
Organization
  • Command and control
  • Doctrine
  • Education and training
  • Engineers
  • Intelligence
  • Ranks
  • Staff
  • Technology and equipment
Logistics
  • Materiel
  • Supply chain management
Other
  • Asymmetric warfare
  • Cold war
  • Mercenary
  • Military operation
  • Operations research
  • Principles of War
  • Proxy war
  • Trench warfare
  • War crimes
Lists
  • Battles
  • Commanders
  • Operations
  • Sieges
  • Wars
  • War crimes
  • Weapons
  • Writers
  • Al-Arda al-Barriya - In Kuwait.
  • it-Taḥṭīb in Egypt
  • Buza - From Russia.
  • Panther Dance - Burmese Bando with swords (dha)
  • Gymnopaedia - ancient Sparta
  • European Sword dance or Weapon dance of various kinds
  • Haka - Māori people of New Zealand
  • Indlamu - Zulu people
  • Khorumi (ხორუმი) - Georgia
  • Sabre Dance - depicted in Khachaturian's ballet Gayane
  • Maasai moran (warrior age-set) dances
  • Aduk-Aduk - Brunei
  • Ayyalah - Qatar
  • Khattak - Afghanistan and Pakistan
  • Brazil's Capoeira, as well as some similar Afro-Caribbean arts
  • Dirk dance and Scottish sword dances - Scotland
  • Hula & Kapu Kuialua -- Native Hawaiians
  • Combat Hopak - From Ukraine
  • Al-Yolah rifle performance - Oman and the United Arab Emirates
  • Cibi - Fiji
  • Kailao - Wallis, adopted by Tonga
  • Bende War Dance Ogbuebulle
  • Pentozali - Crete

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