Healing and trance
Danced to cure, to protect, or to meet the spirits.
馃嚠馃嚬 Italy and 2 moreTarantella
A fast southern Italian folk dance in six-eight time, accompanied by tambourines and hand clapping.Folk dance 路 Solo 路 Couple
馃嚡馃嚥 JamaicaKumina
A Jamaican spirit-healing dance tradition rooted in Kongo ancestry and drumming.Ritual dance
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 2 moreNative American Hoop Dance
A solo dance using multiple hoops to form shapes of animals and the cycle of life.Folk dance 路 Solo
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesJingle dress dance
A healing pow wow dance for women, performed in a dress adorned with metal cones that jingle as they move.Folk dance 路 Solo
馃嚥馃嚲 Malaysia and 1 moreMak yongTarian Mak Yong
A traditional Kelantanese dance-drama with ritual roots and a royal lead.Folk dance 路 Group
馃嚥馃嚰 Malawi and 2 moreVimbuzaGule wa Vimbuza
A healing dance of spirit possession performed by the Tumbuka people to restore balance and cure illness.Ritual dance 路 Solo 路 Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tarantella: Apollon Mokritsky, Public domain, source
- Vimbuza: unesco, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hooping: AbsconditumEtIncognitum, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jingle dress dance: Montanabw, CC BY-SA 3.0, source