Dances with the bell
4 dances from around the world that are danced to the bell.
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSufi whirling
A meditative spinning dance practiced by Sufi dervishes during worship ceremoniesRitual dance · Solo · Group
🇮🇩 IndonesiaCaci
A ceremonial whip and shield duel from Flores honoring ancestors and harvestsWar or martial dance · Couple
🇮🇳 IndiaAlamikkali
A shared Muharram ritual dance of house visits and fire rolling in south IndiaFolk dance · Group · Procession
🇬🇳 Guinea and 1 moreMoribayassa
A Malinke women's dance of purification and rebirth through intense drumming and shaking.Folk dance · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sufi whirling: myself, Public domain, source
- Caci: Fakhri Anindita, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Alamikkali: Vijayanrajapuram, CC BY-SA 4.0, source