Renaissance-Baroque Dancing

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Dancing was created ever since mankind existed. Although, dancing has evolved through different cultures with their rituals. Dancing was a popular form of art through the stage of civilization in which many people used it as a way to communicate and express their feelings as well as a way to compete against one another. Egyptians used dancing as a form for their religious ceremonies. The priests used instruments with their dancers to imitate events. This was passed on to ancient Greece when they showed dance publicly and it began to develop in other religions in which today, their rituals are being used. In Europe, dancing was not very well known until the Renaissance--Baroque dancing was a popular dance used in Europe. Many dances emerged

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