Dance in China is a highly varied art form, consisting of many modern and traditional dance genres. The dances cover a wide range, from folk dances to performances in opera and ballet, and may be used in public celebrations, rituals and ceremonies
There are also 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China, and each ethnic minority group in China also has its own folk dance.
Many of the folk dances are related to harvest and hunting and the ancient gods associated with them. Rulers from various dynasties collected folk dances, many of which eventually became court dances
The most important dances of the early period were the ritual and ceremonial music and dances called yayue, and these dances were performed at theimperial court until the Qing dynasty, but only survive today as performances in Confucian ceremonies.
So, Countless are the dances which have spiritual roots.
We give a infinitesimal sample of them and hope to enrich it by the readers contributions
See also the sections of this site concerning Buddhism and Chinese antiquity