Shirabyoshi

Due to its ability to mimic important events, enchant the audience as well as evoking joy and extasy in the audience and performers alike, the art of dance was infused in many religious rituals and festivals of ancient civilizations. By the third millennium BC, ancient Egyptians began implementing dance as an integral part of their religious ceremonies, using dancers to depict divine tales and celestial patterns of shifting sun and stars. In ancient Greece, dance was very freely used for public purposes until it eventually brought about the birth of the popular Greek theatre by the sixth century BC. Many other religions also incorporated dance in the core of their rituals. The Hindu faith has a close connection to music