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
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Ritual dance, Magic/Mystic/Spiritual dance
- Circle dance
- Dances of Universal Peace
- Religious dance
- Ritual dances of India
- Sema, or Whirling dervish dance
- War dance