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Ecstatic dance

Ecstatic dance is a form of dance in which the dancers, sometimes without the need to follow specific steps, release themselves to the rhythm and move freely as the music takes them, leading to trance and what is said to be a feeling of ecstasy. The effects of ecstatic dance begin with that ecstasy, which is described as being experienced in differing…

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Ecstatic dance

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related to Documentation · 29
Ecstatic dance → Australia, Benin, Brazil, California, Candomblé, Congolese, Dances, Ecstasy, Firedance, Fon, Gabrielle Roth, Ghana, Hadra, In, Kalahari, Korea, Kut, Michelle Mahrer, Moroccan, Namibia
related to Ancient · 18
Ecstatic dance → Ancient Greek, Apollo, Cretan Kouretes, Cybele, Dionysian, Dionysus, Greek, However, Idaean Dactyls, Korybantes, Little, Maenads, Phrygian, Thalia, The, The Greeks, They, Zeus
related to 20th century attitudes · 11
Ecstatic dance → Art, Christianity, Dance, Fritz Böhme, Greece, In, Nettl, Paul Nettl, Sufism, Tanzkunst, The
related to Parallels · 11
Ecstatic dance → Christianity, He, Its, Lutheran, Michael, Nicholas Saunders, Puritan, Rupert Till, Simon Reynolds, The, Winkelman
related to Psychology · 8
Ecstatic dance → Maenad, Mary Jo Spencer, Mysteries, Pompeii, She, The, This, Villa
related to Traditions · 8
Ecstatic dance → AmericaAnastenaria, AmericaCandomblé, Bali, BrazilKris, BulgariaSufis, CubaShakers, Shamanism, TurkeySanteria
related to Ecstasy · 7
Ecstatic dance → Ancient Greek, Ecstasy, Greek, In, Maria-Gabriela Wosien, Mircea Eliade, The
related to Modern · 6
Ecstatic dance → Austrian, Early, Grete Wiesenthal, Modern, Viennese Waltz, Western
related to Philosophy · 6
Ecstatic dance → According, Gediminas Karoblis, God, He, In Karoblis's, Karoblis
related to External links · 5
Ecstatic dance → Archived Kalani, BlogLeave Your Shoes, Conscious Dance DocumentaryDances, Door, Ecstasy

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Ecstatic danceis aform of dance in which the dancers0.90text
Ecstatic danceis astyle of dance improvisation with little or no formal structure or steps to follow or any particular way to dance0.90text
Paul Nettlinstance ofmusicologists0.80text
Fritz Böhme considered it primitiveinstance ofmusicologists0.80text
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1 Kings 18instance ofOesterley argued that Old Testament passages0.80text
5Rhythmsinstance ofencompasses everything from large global movements0.80text
Biodanza to local drum'n'dance meet-upsinstance ofencompasses everything from large global movements0.80text
Ecstatic danceused forpagan worship in which the knees were bent0.80text
Ecstatic dancerelated to 20th century attitudesThe0.60section
Ecstatic dancerelated to 20th century attitudesPaul Nettl0.60section
Ecstatic dancerelated to 20th century attitudesNettl0.60section

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