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... dancers remain separate because they require special re- hearsals and ritual blessings . When they emerge from their sanctuaries , or kivas , onto the dancing plaza , they dance to invoke rain , health , and other blessings for the ...
... dancers remain separate because they require special re- hearsals and ritual blessings . When they emerge from their sanctuaries , or kivas , onto the dancing plaza , they dance to invoke rain , health , and other blessings for the ...
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Iroquois ceremoni- al dances Dance ceremonies of the Algonkian tribes The Ghost Dance Masked medicine dance of the Clallam Indians. wise circling by large groups , with a running step or stomp to antiphonal singing ( alternation of two ...
Iroquois ceremoni- al dances Dance ceremonies of the Algonkian tribes The Ghost Dance Masked medicine dance of the Clallam Indians. wise circling by large groups , with a running step or stomp to antiphonal singing ( alternation of two ...
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... dancers , of the Yaqui Indians in Arizona and the Sonora desert in Mexico , de- scend from prehistoric clown - shamans . They dance with- out masks in semi - Spanish style , then , with masks , in an aboriginal , mimed deer hunt . By ...
... dancers , of the Yaqui Indians in Arizona and the Sonora desert in Mexico , de- scend from prehistoric clown - shamans . They dance with- out masks in semi - Spanish style , then , with masks , in an aboriginal , mimed deer hunt . By ...
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