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Hindu classical dance... developed in a religious context and was given high profile as part of temple worship. There are a number of regional and other styles as well as source texts, but the point we wish to stress is the participative nature of such dance. In form and content, the heart of dance
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All of the dances considered to be part of the Indian classical canon (Bharata Natyam, Chhau, Kathak, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, Sattriya and
Yakshagana) trace their roots to religious practices (...) the Indian diaspora has led to the translocation of Hindu dances to Europe, North
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circling a sacrificial pig); paying homage to the deity present for an initiation ceremony; helping warriors to victory in battle, and appeasing the spirits of the enemy killed in battle; averting the dangers associated with marriage, at a wedding ceremony; and at a funeral or mourning ceremony,
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introduced circle dance at the
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danced "before the Lord with all his might". Dancing is mentioned as something familiar, implying it was a common practice. Sacred dance is described in the Bible by verbs meaning dancing, rotating, jumping, skipping, and whirling. The dance was accompanied by hand-drums (tambourines), cymbals,
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that ... at the same stage of development respond with the same ... religious act to the same stimuli" from the environment. Oesterley suggested that these stimuli to sacred dance were people's response to supernatural power, and "the obtaining of food."
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as "to be inclusive, mutually supportive, to connect with the earth, spirit and each other, and to become more whole." It was a means of channelling "healing energy" both for the dancers and for their families and communities, indeed for the whole world.
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which states that "Grace danceth. I would pipe: dance ye all. The whole world on high hath part in our dancing." Circle dance is used, in its more meditative form, in worship within religious traditions including the
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Physiology of High-Arousal Rituals". In Joseph Bulbulia; Richard Sosis; Erica Harris; Russell Genet; Cheryl Genet; Karen Wyman (eds.).
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early in the 20th century, often using elements of sacred dance and fusing them with other genres. Later choreographers also made use of themes from the Bible.
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Shannon, a teacher of sacred dance for women, in 2018 stated the purposes of contemporary sacred dance as practised at the
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rituals around the world appear to preserve forms that were widespread in ancient times. For example, processionals and
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Clemente, Karen (2008). "The Sacred or the
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led dancing following the crossing of the Red Sea during the
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Ringleaders of Redemption - How Medieval Dance Became Sacred
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are all described as dancers, while other deities such as
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1932:Sweat Your Prayers: Movement as Spiritual Practice
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1333:The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z
1251:. Collins Foundation Press. pp. 189–195.
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432:. Roman copy of 5th century BC Greek original
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1669:"About The Dances of Universal Peace"
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1371:. Clarion Books. pp. 57–58.
655:Afro-American religious tradition
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898:"Sacred Dance, Armenian Dance"
896:Shannon, Laura (30 May 2018).
345:gods in a processional dance,
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1802:Oesterley, William Oscar Emil
1329:Lochtefeld, James G. (2002).
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859:, pp. 22–30 and passim
253:. During the return of the
150:circling the altar, or the
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1738:Journal of Dance Education
1496:. Bloomsbury. p. 85.
1465:. Routledge. p. 206.
983:World History Encyclopedia
598:, pan-Hindu epics and the
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712:Dances of Universal Peace
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2006:The Centrepiece sessions
1937:Stewart, Iris J. (1997)
1271:History and Anthropology
936:10.1163/157361212x645340
1996:Mevlevi Dervish Turning
1922:Oxford University Press
1905:Hellsten, Laura (2021)
1522:Contemporary Aesthetics
1427:Dance Dialects of India
1218:Shiloah, Amnon (2001).
843:. pp. 18: 590–606.
776:Oxford Handbooks Online
562:Indian classical dances
373:. 5th or 4th century BC
241:In ancient Israel, the
171:serpent dances in India
1979:Christian Sacred Dance
1870:Wosien, Maria-Gabriele
1578:Dance Research Journal
1411:America and the world.
1365:Khokar, Mohan (1984).
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699:and spiritual teacher
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1941:. Inner Traditions.
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1954:Zehr, Leslie (2008)
1850:Watts, June (2006).
1717:. Sacred Dance Guild
1715:"About Sacred Dance"
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140:dancing ecstatically
3112:Participation dance
2844:Dance on television
1991:Jewish Sacred Dance
1557:on 21 December 2012
1185:on 14 February 2012
902:Findhorn Foundation
705:Gurdjieff movements
367:Tomb of the Dancers
255:Ark of the Covenant
190:Findhorn Foundation
1984:2021-12-31 at the
1969:Sacred Dance Guild
1649:. Gurdjieff Dances
1088:, pp. 64, 68.
756:contemporary dance
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457:In world religions
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1785:978-0-87127-318-5
1632:978-1-86064-305-7
1503:978-1-85567-111-9
1472:978-1-135-24061-5
1442:978-81-208-0674-0
1435:-30, 67–68, 166.
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1149:, pp. 14–16.
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525:Church of England
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167:spirit messengers
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