Ceremonial 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:

Classical Indian 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 China
- Ritual dances of India
- Sema, or Whirling dervish dance
- War dance
- Weapon dance

External links

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

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