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Papuan war dance from Yapen, Papua province, Indonesia.
A war dance is a dance involving mock combat, usually in reference to tribal warrior societies where such dances were performed as a ritual connected with endemic warfare.
Martial arts in various cultures can be performed in dance-like settings for various reasons, such as for evoking ferocity in preparation for battle or showing off skill in a more stylized manner. It could also be for celebration of valor and conquest. Many such martial arts incorporate music, especially strong percussive rhythms.[citation needed]
War dances can overlap with sword dances and other forms of weapon dance, utilizing weapons or replications as part of the artistic performance.
A wardance is a dance involving mock combat, usually in reference to tribal warrior societies where such dances were performed as a ritual connected with...
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The Ghost DanceWar was the military reaction of the United States government against the spread of the Ghost Dance movement on Lakota Sioux reservations...
Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his...
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Fancy dance, Pan-Indian dancing, Fancy Feather or Fancy WarDance is a style of dance some believe was originally created by members of the Ponca tribe...
The Ohafia WarDance // (Igbo: ikpirikpi ogu) is a popular wardance performed in several parts of Eastern Nigeria. The dance which has its roots from...
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group dance in the Arabian Peninsula, especially Saudi Arabia. It is also performed in other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The dance is performed...
Ceremonial dancing has a very important place in the Indigenous cultures of Australia. They vary from place to place, but most ceremonies combine dance, song...
accompanied the dance. Citing Aristoxenus, Athenaeus said the pyrrhic is a Spartan dance for boys carrying spears to prepare for war, and noted the intense...
battle preparations of male warriors, conceptions that haka are typically wardances, and the non-accurate performance of haka by non-Māori, are considered...
world. The Rugova wardance (Albanian: Vallja me shpata e Rugovës or Loja Luftarake e Rugovës) is a traditional Albanian sword dance named after the Rugova...
a dance." The name of the dance means "latik-maker", from latik, a coconut product that is used in Filipino cooking. The dance is also a wardance depicting...
tribe of Pashtuns. Khattak dance is also a national dance of Pakistan. It was performed by Khattak warriors before going to wars in the time of Malik Shahbaz...
closely related to other behavioral patterns of human aggression, such as wardances and taunting, performed during the "warming up" phase preceding the escalation...
Dance in India comprises numerous styles of dances, generally classified as classical or folk. As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms...
Stacey, Bernard. WarDance : A Glossary of the Military Terms and References in the War Trilogy Novels in Anthony Powell's "A Dance to the Music of Time...
between spirits and man. Dances are usually linked to rituals for a good harvest, health, prayers for peace, and safety in war. The Moro people are the...
A taxi dancer is a paid dance partner in a ballroom dance. Taxi dancers work (sometimes for money but not always) on a dance-by-dance basis. When taxi...
WarDancer is a comic book series published by Defiant Comics, from February 1994 until July 1994. The series was created and illustrated by Alan Weiss...
"Sabre Dance" 14-second-long sample Problems playing this file? See media help. "Sabre Dance" is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet...
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Dance Gavin Dance is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. It consists of vocalist Jon Mess, lead guitarist Will Swan, rhythm...
Another dance, the Agbadza, is traditionally a wardance but is now used in social and recreational situations to celebrate peace. Wardances are sometimes...
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