Ancient Pagan Dance?

[pt_tangles]

I am curious. Mentioned Here is the idea that the Spiral Dance is an ancient Pagan dance. I hadn't heard this before, but it doesn't seem too unlikely that it could be based on an older dance. I was wondering if anyone had heard this before or knew of some sources I might read?

--Phae

ps - I may x-post this.

Comments

[pt_tangles]

See, I was wondering if dancing in spiral form wasn't something that was fairly common in European folk practises. Doesn't make it 'ancient pagan' anymore than farming is 'ancient pagan', but I thought it would be interesting to see where they got that idea.

I like to think that most outlandish claims are based on something related to fact ;)

--Phae

[eldriwolf.livejournal.com]

Well, it is common in *modern* folk dance, I do not know how common in Ancient dance-(-not my specialty). I expect it goes back quite a ways---


The dance I wrote of, was Not billed as pagan-(-most there were not-)--it Was Magically Powerful.
---Folk magic , of course, is not 'pagan' either---lots of good Christians do it.

( And, some pagans are also 'Christians'. Victor told us, in times past, witches were expected to attend church, and did so---I think the members of the Harpy coven were all churchgoers.)

[pt_tangles]

Very true. I am a bit of a nut when it comes to folk customs, though. I love seeing how things that were done hundreds of years ago in another country survive to the modern day ;)

--Phae