ceremonial dance

Noun
  1. A dance that is part of a religious ritual (synset 100542516)
    is a type of: dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
    subtypes:
    • apache devil dance - a ritual dance of the Apache
    • dance of death, danse macabre - a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
    • ghost dance - a religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead
    • pyrrhic - an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
    • rain dance - a ritual dance intended to bring rain
    • snake dance - a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked
    • sun dance - a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice
    • war dance - a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory
    is a part of: rite, ritual - any customary observance or practice
    same as: ritual dance, ritual dancing

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