Ceremonial dance: Information from Answers.com

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
- Circle dance
- Corroborree
- Dances of Universal Peace
- Long Sword dance
- Morris dance
- Rapper dance
- Religious dance
- Ritual dances of India
- Sema, or Whirling dervish dance
- War dance
- Weapon dance

Please insert dances in alphabetical order.

External links

Classical Indian dance at the Open Directory Project -- over 250 links to Classical Indian Dance resources

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Technique	Choreography - Connection - Dance moves (glossary) - Lead and follow - Musicality - Dance theory

See also	Dance costumes - Dance etiquette - History of dance - Dance in mythology and religion - Dance in film - Dance music - Dance and health - Dance notation - Dance science List of basic dance topics - List of dances - Category:Dance

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