Ceremonial dance

Classical Indian dance

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:

External links

Classical Indian dance at DMOZ -- over 250 links to Classical Indian Dance resources

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Participation	Solo Partner Group Circle Line

Social context	Ceremonial Competitive Concert Erotic Fad Folk Participation Sacred Social Street War

Major present-day genres	Acro Ballet Ballroom Belly Breaking Contemporary Country-western Hip-hop Jazz Latin Modern Postmodern Swing Tap

Technique	Ballet technique Choreography Connection Dance theory Graham Lead and follow Pole dance Moves (glossary) Musicality Pointe Sequence dance Spotting Turnout Turns

Regional traditions	Africa Assyrian Cambodia China Cuba Denmark Europe India Indonesia Israel Japan Korea Kurdish Netherlands Persian Philippines Poland Romani Russia Thailand Ukraine United States African-American Venezuela

See also	Dance and disability Dance and health Dance costume Dance etiquette Dance notation Dance in film Dance in mythology and religion Dance on television Dance research Dance science Dance technology Dancing mania History of dance List of dances Outline of dance Women in dance

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