We found 1 definitions of ritual dancing from 1 different sources.
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ritual dancing - a dance that is part of a religious ritual | ||
ritual dance, ceremonial dance | ||
dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | ||
rite, ritual an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" | ||
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 |