The tradition
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.¶
War dances can overlap with sword dances and other forms of weapon dance, utilizing weapons or replications as part of the artistic performance.¶
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “War dance”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.¶
war dance is dance involving mock combat, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
The source record links this tradition to 5 external registers, which can be verified through the citation.1¶
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Gunawan Kartapranata · CC BY-SA 3.0
What it mixes with
Artists and institutions
Sources
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| Wikidata: war dance (Q130403) | database | Wikidata |
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