Ceremonial dance

Classical Indian dance

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
  • Indian classical dance
• 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 China
  • Ritual dances of India
  • Sema, or Whirling dervish dance
  • War dance
  • Weapon dance

See also

• Sacred dance

External links

• Classical Indian dance at DMOZ -- over 250 links to Classical Indian Dance resources

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