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Guenther, Mathias Georg. 'The San Trance Dance: Ritual and
Revitalization Among the Farm Bushmen of the Ghanzi District, Republic of Botswana.' Journal, South West Africa Scientific Society, v30, 1975-76.
128:, consisting of the whole population of the city, would meet in the market-place to offer up thanksgivings to the god of the country. Their jubilees were always attended with hymn-singing and dancing.
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Nathalie Comte. "Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World". Ed. Jonathan Dewald. Vol. 2. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons, 2004. p94-108.
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1044:Dance theory
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854:Table dance
819:Go go dance
799:Competitive
592:Holy roller
496:Pentecostal
492:Charismatic
118:Terpsichore
1527:Categories
1394:Uzbekistan
1162:Azerbaijan
1071:Musicality
1039:Connection
996:Postmodern
966:Historical
849:Striptease
844:Pole dance
794:Ceremonial
749:slow dance
598:References
544:See also:
499:Protestant
485:Mardi Gras
477:True Cross
389:Lion dance
298:Luke 15:25
75:rainforest
41:Archeology
1399:Venezuela
1362:Sri Lanka
1357:Singapore
1317:Nicaragua
1247:Indonesia
1152:Australia
1021:Technique
919:formation
834:Lap dance
348:Apsarases
311:Luke 7:32
256:Psalm 150
250:Psalm 149
210:Job 21:11
1414:Zimbabwe
1367:Thailand
1292:Malaysia
1277:Kiribati
1187:Cameroon
1182:Cambodia
1172:Bulgaria
1147:Assyrian
1116:national
1111:Regional
1091:Spotting
1086:Sequence
1064:glossary
1011:Two-step
956:Flamenco
941:Breaking
936:Boogaloo
914:Ballroom
859:Twerking
824:Grinding
809:Ecstatic
566:See also
481:Carnival
469:Tagalogs
466:Catholic
448:ladinhas
436:capoeira
372:Buddhism
355:devadasi
336:Nataraja
68:ecstatic
57:Egyptian
21:ceremony
1424:Related
1404:Vietnam
1377:Ukraine
1287:Kurdish
1257:Ireland
1237:Hungary
1227:Georgia
1212:Denmark
1202:Croatia
1167:Belarus
1157:Austria
1142:Armenia
1132:Albania
1096:Turnout
981:Lyrical
961:Hip-hop
804:Concert
729:Partner
698:Outline
546:Dervish
517:Judaism
411:in the
399:In the
378:Seungmu
344:tandava
77:to the
25:rituals
1372:Turkey
1352:Serbia
1347:Russia
1342:Romani
1332:Poland
1297:Mexico
1262:Israel
1232:Greece
1217:Europe
1192:Canada
1127:Africa
1118:dances
1076:Pointe
1049:Graham
1029:Ballet
986:Modern
909:Ballet
896:Styles
881:Street
876:Sacred
814:Erotic
786:Social
774:square
759:contra
754:circle
561:Kagura
555:Shinto
550:Sufism
456:Romani
425:Ballet
142:Psalms
140:, the
122:Sparta
110:Apollo
96:(e.g.
90:modern
1307:Nepal
1282:Korea
1272:Japan
1267:Italy
1242:India
1197:China
1101:Turns
1059:Moves
1001:Swing
991:Polka
976:Latin
931:Belly
924:waltz
769:round
693:Index
682:Dance
540:Islam
490:Many
461:Subli
340:lasya
138:Torah
53:India
1322:Peru
1252:Iran
1207:Cuba
1137:Arab
1081:Pole
971:Jazz
904:Acro
866:Folk
764:line
724:Solo
548:and
534:Hula
494:and
483:and
405:Mary
376:See
342:and
136:The
114:Zeus
55:and
31:and
1006:Tap
886:War
509:in
471:in
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100:).
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419:.
258::4
81:.
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