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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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purposes such as driving away the malevolent ghost of the dead person, or preventing the ghost from leaving the grave, or frightening off any evil spirits attracted by the corpse, or temporarily and invisibly bringing the dead person back to join in the dance, or simply honouring the dead person.
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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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proposed in 1923 that sacred dance had several purposes, the most important being to honour supernatural powers; the other purposes were to "show off" before the powers; to unite the dancer with a supernatural power, as in the dances for the
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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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Xygalatas, Dimitris (2008). "Firewalking and the Brain: The
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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movement, which dates from the 18th century, practices dancing in a religious context. Dancing is also an important part of the celebrations at a
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Hindu classical dance-forms, like Hindu music, are associated with worship. References to dance and music are found in the vedic literature...
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to unconsciousness; making crops grow, or helping or encouraging the deity to make them grow, as with
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Natyashastra remains the ultimate authority for any dance form that claims to be 'classical' dance, rather than 'folk' dance.
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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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Gaston, Anne-Marie (Anjali); Gaston, Tony (1 February 2014). "Dance as a Way of Being
Religious". In Brown, Frank Burch (ed.).
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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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1260:History and Anthropology
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230:In ancient Israel, the
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1567:Dance Research Journal
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1704:"About Sacred Dance"
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1980:Jewish Sacred Dance
1546:on 21 December 2012
1174:on 14 February 2012
891:Findhorn Foundation
694:Gurdjieff movements
356:Tomb of the Dancers
244:Ark of the Covenant
179:Findhorn Foundation
1973:2021-12-31 at the
1958:Sacred Dance Guild
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1774:978-0-87127-318-5
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