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The dances used in connection with the ancient religions, and particularly those of the Near and Middle East, were not intended to offer pleasure or provide entertainment as most of our modern or Western dancing is. They had a sacred or symbolic meaning. At some stages they might bring the audience into chorus chanting or even certain movements along with the original dances.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 260