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	Red Earth Dances
		This dance is an expression of the harmony of the universe.
		Dancing in perfect harmony with the drum, while never breaking the sedate spirit is the essence.
		Dance steps and body movement which are not in time to the music are easily detected because of the music of the dress itself.
	www.powersource.com /gallery/objects/dance.html (464 words)

	Tribal dance reflects varying styles between tribes.
		Tribal dance is common among the Native American Indians and reflects their varying styles and music taste.
		In fact, one common dance that is rooted in tribal dance is belly dancing.
		Ceremonies might include weddings and other popular celebrations that are common among the tribe.
	www.indians.org /articles/tribal-dance.html (314 words)

	AllRefer.com - dance : Ritualistic and Ceremonial Dance (Dance) - Encyclopedia
		The dance of religious ecstasy, in which hypnotic or trancelike states are induced (a characteristic phenomenon of Southeast Asia and Africa), was represented in America by the remarkable Ghost Dance.
		Native American dancing is always performed on the feet, but in many islands of the Pacific and in Asia some of the dances are performed in a sitting posture, with only the hands, arms, and upper parts of the body used.
		The early dances of Japan, probably influenced by ancient Chinese forms, became institutionalized with the establishment of a national school of dancing in the 14th cent.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/dance-ritualistic-and-ceremonial-dance.html (335 words)

	DANCE. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The dance of religious ecstasy, in which hypnotic or trancelike states are induced (a characteristic phenomenon of Southeast Asia and Africa), was represented in America by the remarkable Ghost Dance.
		Native American dancing is always performed on the feet, but in many islands of the Pacific and in Asia some of the dances are performed in a sitting posture, with only the hands, arms, and upper parts of the body used.
		In medieval Europe the repeated outbreaks of dance mania, a form of mass hysteria sometimes caused by religious frenzy and usually associated with epidemics of bubonic plague, are reflected in the allegory of the dance of death (see Death, Dance of).
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/da/dance.html (674 words)

	Columbia Encyclopedia- dance - AOL Research & Learn
		In medieval Europe the repeated outbreaks of dance mania, a form of mass hysteria sometimes caused by religious frenzy and usually associated with epidemics of bubonic plague, are reflected in the allegory of the dance of death (see Death, Dance of).
		Dancing as a social activity and a form of entertainment is of relatively recent origin.
		The United States initiated the barn dance, Virginia reel, clog dance, cakewalk, and Paul Jones in the 19th cent., the two-step c.1890, the turkey trot (one-step) c.1900, and the fox-trot c.1912.
	reference.aol.com /columbia/_a/dance/20051205225609990005 (759 words)

	NMNH Virtual Tour - Native Cultures (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This Kwakiutl dance mask, used in winter ceremonies, represents Hokhokw, a man-eating bird.
		Ceremonial dancers leap up and snap the beak closed with a loud clap.
		Today, Indian carvers create modern versions that are used in performances of the traditional dance and sold to collectors and museums.
	www.si.edu /harcourt/nmnh/native/native2.html (57 words)

	Chinese Dance - Mike Markovich
		These categories are as follows: Ceremonial; for harvest prayers to the gods, Dramatic; for the documentation of historical events, Martial; for the demonstration of the unique art of Chinese fighting, and Agricultural; for the celebration of Mother Nature and her work.
		His dance would mainly be “heard by the god of the ocean.” The Chinese people believed that these respective dances were pertinent to an industrious harvest season.
		The music and dance of a conquered land are sad and grieving; they express the people's shame and hardships.” The dance of the Chinese culture represents a backbone in the general culture of human existence - for the people of today and the generations to come.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/m/a/mam1059/ass7.html (1124 words)

	Folk Dance
		Folk dance is usually viewed as being strictly for the pleasure of the participants, as not requiring an audience, and, despite the dancers' enjoyment, as often being of little interest to spectators.
		Folk dances continue to be invented, however, and in many cases the composer of the dance is known; most Israeli folk dances, for example, were created in the 20th century.
		Dances celebrating the cyclical events of the year are usually related to the economic life of the community, marking, for example, the stages of the agricultural year or the hunting and fishing seasons.
	autocww.colorado.edu /~blackmon/E64ContentFiles/DanceAndDancers/FolkDance.html (2870 words)

	Thailander.com - Arts > Thai Classical Dance - English Version (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The dance itself is a courting dance and a well-wishing dance addressed to the audience.
		The dance in its modern version shown here is also an archaeological reconstruction inspired by stone reliefs and images found among the remains of ancient temples in the area.
		The dance is animistic in inspiration, a dance for a shaman and a way of paying respect to the performed at a Ceremony of Apology when the spirits were thanked for providing the people with the wealth of the land.
	www.thailander.com /arts/thaidance (1310 words)

	The Dance Heritage Coalition : Publications : Learning Applications to Document Dance
		Iolani Luahine (1915-1978) was esteemed as a performer of chant-accompanied hula, an older form of the ancient dance, and recognized as one of a handful of individuals responsible for the survival of this form in the twentieth century.
		However, against this backdrop of change, many forms of traditional Native American social and ceremonial dance survive; some in fact are in a period of reawakening, as Native people seek to strengthen their identities within home communities and from distant environs.
		In recognizing Native American traditional ceremonial and social dances as among America's irreplaceable—and endangered dances—the importance of language, land, and belief systems, which are imperative to the continuity and understanding of dance in Native communities, are acknowledged.
	www.danceheritage.org /publications/treas_blurbs07.html (2092 words)

	Folk Dance - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Folk Dance, recreational or ceremonial dance usually performed by members of the community to which the dance is traditional.
		A participatory dance form, folk dance is usually performed by a group consisting of members of a community; its steps and patterns are not the...
		The dances of India vary from region to region, and each state boasts several different forms.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Folk_Dance.html (134 words)

	Dance in Iran -- an article from the Encyclopedia Iranica
		Types of ceremonial dance, such as zurkane, can be considered to be participatory, as the dancers dance for their own benefit, and not for the benefit of those who may observe them.
		Dances done in the Caucasus are often in a 6/8 rhythm, and have strong movements for men, and graceful movements for women.
		In these dances the form of the dance has little significance; each dancer moves as he or she is compelled to by the music.
	home.earthlink.net /~rcfriend/danciran.htm (4277 words)

	Prayer through Ceremonial Spiritual Dancing by Cheryl Braswell
		The dance ceremony releases new spiritual energy to be used however it is needed for peace and healing throughout the planet and into the cosmos.
		Before the dancing begins, dancers and helpers participate in a purification ceremony, the sweat lodge, where all are physically cleansed and pray about the dance.
		The dance consists of periods of movement to the beat of the drum combined with periods of resting and meditation.
	www.innerchangemag.com /braswell-prayerthrudancing.htm (844 words)

	Folk Dance - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Folk Dance, recreational or ceremonial dance usually performed by members of the community to which the dance is traditional.
		A participatory dance form, folk dance is usually performed by a group consisting of members of a community; its steps and patterns are not the...
		The dances of India vary from region to region, and each state boasts several different forms.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Folk_Dance.html (133 words)

	dance. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The earliest history of human dance is a continuing mystery.
		From the evidence of illustrated ceramic fragments, some archaeologists have speculated that dance originated some 5,000 to 9,000 years ago in early agricultural cultures located in a swath running from modern Pakistan to the Danube basin.
		Speculation aside, specific knowledge of prehistoric dances is lacking, and thus many experts have extrapolated dance history from the preserved ritual dances of various preliterate societies.
	www.bartleby.com /65/da/dance.html (780 words)

	Dance - Gurupedia
		In the early 1920s dance studies (dance theory, history and practice) began to be considered as a serious academic discipline.
		A dance is a measured pace, as a verse is a measured speech.
		Dance is the hidden language of the soul.
	www.gurupedia.com /d/da/dance.htm (578 words)

	Filipino Folk Dance
		A dance whose words are sung in "Chabacano-ermitense," a hybrid of Spanish that was only spoken in the Ermita district before the turn of the century and today is extinct.
		The dance itself is a flirtatious one that involves graceful use of the panuelo, or shawl, and tambourines.
		The dance is customarily performed during Christmas at the town plaza, or from the house-to-house.
	www.geocities.com /Nashville/Stage/8417/schedule.htm (1321 words)

	Exactly What Is Middle Eastern Dance?
		Belly Dance is the modern version of the women's solo, but does not encompass all the other types of dance such as line dancing, folk dancing, men's dance or ceremonial dance.
		One of the main aspects to be careful of is the influence during the 1800's and 1900's of Western Dance and concepts on Middle Eastern Dance.
		Ceremonial dance is dance done for a religious or ceremonial purpose.
	www.pbm.com /~lindahl/lod/vol5/middle_eastern.html (1707 words)

	Dance for The Mother Community Chapel Wholistic Healing - Rev. Sherry Sherry Pastor
		We're breathing, we're dancing, which is movement, and we're letting go of blocks and bringing in new physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energies through that movement.
		We spend a weekend during the year doing this dance, and once we start this practice, then for the rest of the 365 days after a particular dance, we'll have moments of inspiration.
		Once you enter the dance you will not leave until your dance is done except for potty breaks, or as directed by the Dance Chief.
	www.ccwh.com /DanceforTheMother.html (1331 words)

	KeysDAN Competitive dance
		Competitive dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where competition is the primary focus of the dancing.
		Dance schools often participate in dance competitions, by sponsoring teams that go to regional and national competitions.
		Instead, contestants dance to random selections of music and must improvise, and they are judged by how well they lead, follow, and improvise to the music.
	www.keysdan.com /Competitive_dance.htm (1012 words)

	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives- The PAVANE Dance - Main1
		In the sixteenth century it was originally believed > to be an animal dance from Padua, Spain >and was known as the Padovana or the "Peacock dance" (Pavo) in Italy.
		The Pavane (said to be from the Basse) along with the Basse and Round dances are of the first "social dances" in Europe.
		It was much danced during the reign of Louis XIV (1638-1715,) and afterwards seems to have disappeared.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3pavane.htm (581 words)

	Ceremonial Dance Circle at Yesterland
		At Disneyland, the Cermonial Dance Circle was part of the park’s Indian Village.
		Photograph of the Indian Dance Circle: 1958 by Helmut Weiss.
		Photograph of the Eagle dance: 1958 by Merrill A. Garner.
	www.yesterland.com /dancecircle.html (107 words)

	NAGPRA NOTICES OF INTENT TO REPATRIATE: Cultural Items in the Possession of the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit ...
		Two of the dance paddles are painted with human figures; one is painted with a corn design and kachina on one side, while the other is painted with a corn design and has feathers attached.
		One ceremonial wand and one prayer stick were donated to the Logan Museum of Anthropology in 1964 by Helen-Margaret Greene of Tucson, AZ.
		The other dance wand is painted with a rain cloud image on one side and six pairs of vertical red lines on the other and is 22\3/4\ inches in length and 6\1/2\ inches in width.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nagpra/fed_notices/nagpradir/nir0224.html (1147 words)

	Bill Evans Dance - Calendar
		A lyrical, delicate and whimsical woman's modern dance solo, using a custom-built wooden cube.
		Dances for the Inner Child/Sergei Prokofieff, suite of seven short dances for a cast of three highly skilled modern dancers, whimsical and light-hearted.
		Isle Of View/Simon Jeffes, lyrical fusion of ballet and modern dance with kinetic charm and humor, for nine to fifteen dancers.
	www.billevansdance.org /works.htm (1393 words)

	Uzbek Dance and Culture Society
		They have evolved into a classical form from folk dance, ceremonial and shamanic dance and court entertainment and they have endured and survived centuries of cultural flux, war, tyranny and Soviet and Western modernization..
		The dance employs richly colored and embroidered costumes and the tone of the evening was set with her sparkling costume and commanding yet demure stage presence.
		Travis introduced the dance with a reading from "Dancer of Shamakha" and a dance with the same title was presented by Laurel Gray using traditional Azerbaijani music.
	www.uzbekdance.org /camp/review98.asp (1186 words)

	Reign Dance - Ceremonial Massage Oils
		Sacred oils preceded and closed healing and religious rites for they were seen as powerful spiritual and psychic protectors, healers and cleansers needed when humankind communed with their experience of Divinity.
		One of the most ancient of recorded ceremonial oils, its’ fragrance is both familiar yet from another realm.
		An ancient Egyptian ceremonial oil used in rites of passage and initiation.
	www.reigndance.com /ceremonial.shtml (1043 words)

	Culture & Religion > Ceremonial Dance, Mitama Matsuri
		Legend has it that the karyobin (garuda) birds flew down from heaven and danced on the day of Jeta's temple mass for the dead.
		The god of music who was impressed by the birds' flying and dancing, composed the music of the dance.
		The Karyobin bugaku (court dance) is danced by four children dressed as mythical birds.
	markb-photo.que.jp /Kagura/0046.html (175 words)

	Neda Dispatch
		The dances were being held in a large, rectangular, open-walled "arbor" with packed bleachers on all four sides.
		For this reason, the men's dancing is a ceremonial style that involves some bending down but is not as elaborate as the fancy dancing that occurs at pow wows.
		The I'n-Lon-Schka is thus one of the few authentic ceremonial dances remaining in the U.S. This important dance is also used to build community and unite the tribe, strengthening their sense of identity.
	www.ustrek.org /odyssey/semester1/092300/092300nedaosage.html (1478 words)

	dance: Ritualistic and Ceremonial Dance — Infoplease.com
		Shamanic dance in Japan: the choreography of possession in Kagura performance.
		Land, culture, and sovereignty in the Pueblo Dance Controversy.
		Dancing out of form, dancing into self: genre and metaphor in Marshall, Shange, and Walker.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/ent/A0857678.html (351 words)

	Balinese Dances Categories Kind of Dance in Bali - Kayu Aya Travel
		Balinese dance has a unique part different than other from Indonesia Dance, for the Balinese, the theatre is not a profession.
		There many kind of dance in Bali, and that can be categories to be as follows: Sacred dance, ceremonies dance, regional dance, people dance and many more will describe here.
		Because of their religious significance, dances and plays are const2ntly revived by the community.
	www.kayuaya.com /dance (501 words)

	Ceremonial dance - Definition, explanation
		Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic.
		Five-piece shawm band specialising in loud ceremonial and dance music from the time of the Plantagenets to...
		Stuarts Five-piece shawm band specialising in loud ceremonial and dance music from the time of the Plantagenets to...
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/ce/ceremonial_dance.php (223 words)

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