Forms

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Dance
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Submitted by:
Julie Anne H. Dizon
BSA-2
Submitted to:
Mrs. Blesilda Agapito
 Religious
Dance
Religious Dance is a dance that is done in the name of religion or to represent
aspects of a religion.

The Tibetan Cham Dance is a lively dance which employs dancers wearing
masks and ornamented costumes. The dance is accompanied by music played
by monks using traditional Tibetan instruments. The dances often offer moral
instruction relating to non-harm to sentient beings and are said to bring merit
to all who observe them.

The Dervish Turners Dance is one the way Sufism adepts use to feel one
with God. It is a mystic dance that makes the Dervish get to a conscious state
of mind and it modifies its perception to be in phase with Allah. Each detail of
the celebration has a religious and philosophical symbolism. The dark coat that
the dancers take off before starting represents the material envelope that Man
refuses in order to make one with Allah when hes dead. The large dresses
represent the suaire and the conic hats the sepulchre.

Magical Dance
Magical dance is defined as dance that sets intention to activate a given
function be it integration of polarities, tapping an animal totem intelligence or
plant or fungi ally for example. Circle dances also can be included; raising
cones of power and anything you think goes along these lines.

Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of dance done in a circle or semicircle

to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing. Circle
dancing is probably the oldest known dance formation and was part of
community life from when people first started to dance.

Raising a Cone of Power

Nowadays used to raise the Cone of Power, this old dance may be used alone or
in full coven. It is better if the Drawing Down of the Moon has gone before, for
then the Gods shall fuse with the energies raised in the ecstasy of the dance
and thereby accomplish your will.
All join hands to form a ring about the HPS. Heads turned left and eyes tightly
shut, will a flowing river of power about the circle, moving from one through the
next, from man to woman and woman to man, about the circle without
beginning or end, gathering strength as it goes.
 Commemorative
Dance
Commemorative dances often involve an entire community and are used to
commemorate important events in the calendar, such as winter and summer
solstices. They also provide a means of preserving the history of a group, a role
especially important in nonliterate cultures. Some commemorative dances also
celebrate milestones in the lives of individuals: birth, initiation into adulthood,
marriage or death.

An ancient Commemorative Dance Festival of the Khasi tribals of

Meghalaya is observed for hundreds of years even before the first recorded
1831 AD to appease Goddess Ka Blei Synshar for a rich harvest and prosperity
of the people.
Trata Dance Greek: ) is a traditional commemorative dance performed
every two years in Megara in Attica, but also in the Aegean Islands.
The Trata in the Aegean Islands refers to a Syrtos dance done to the song
. The dance is done at all social functions and gatherings.
On the Island of Ikaria (North East Aegean) they dance it with specific
movements in the chorus.
 Ceremonial
Dance
Ceremonial dances are often a form of religious dance. It is a major category
or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is
ceremonial or ritualistic.

Morris Dance is a form of ritual English folk dance performed in rural England
usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the
execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell
pads on their shins. Implements such as sticks, swords and handkerchiefs may
also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for one or two
people, steps are near and across a pair of clay tobacco pipes laid one across
the other on the floor.
A corroboree is an event where Australian Aborigines interact with the
Dreamtime through dance, music and costume. ... The word corroboree was
coined by the European settlers of Australia in imitation of an east coast local
Aboriginal Australian word caribberie.
-a ceremony that may take the form of a sacred ritual or an informal gather
 Recreative
Dance
Recreative dance refers to any form of dancing that is done primarily for its
social, educational or health benefits; it includes social dance and amateur
dance instruction and performance.

Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially
and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and
entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film,
and television.
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in
which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows, all facing either
each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time.
Unlike circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical contact with each other.
 Testimonial
Dance
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Testimonial
Dance is a
form of
danceio
given or
done as an
expression of
esteem,
admiration,
or gratitude.

Indlamu
(Zulu pronunciation: [indamu]) is a traditional Zulu dance from South Africa
where the dancer lifts one foot over his head and brings it down hard, landing
squarely on the downbeat. Typically, two dancers in warrior's pelts perform
indlamu routines together, shadowing each other's moves perfectly. Also often
referred to as a Zulu war dance and often performed at weddings.
The Pentozali is a war dance, vigorous, with high jumping movements and
allows for much improvisation. It starts at a moderate pace and accelerates
progressively. The dancers hold each other by the shoulders and form an
incomplete circle, which rotates counterclockwise very slowly, or sometimes
not at all, because most of the lively steps are semistationary. The first dancer
is expected to improvise engaging in acrobatics; in this case he and the second
dancer hold hands, rather than shoulders, and the second dancer stands still
and rigid, so that the first dancer has a stable base on which to perform. Once
the first dancer has finished his part, he is expected to break ranks and slowly
dance his way to the back of the line, yielding his place to the second, and so
on. Women also perform the dance, but their steps are more restrained
because their dress does not allow for high jumps. Traditional Cretan
menswear, on the other hand, facilitates acrobatic dancing as it includes the
black vraka, a variant of breeches that are worn tight around the waist
and thighs and extremely baggy and loose around the hips.