Generally, they belonged to military organizations that also took part in dance ceremonies.

Some cultures have specific post-ceremony dance ceremonies.

The Great Walk was launched with an Aboriginal dance ceremony to "protect the walkers, and attune them to the country through which they would travel."

The ceremonial curtain, or mawihl, is a painted curtain hung over the entrance to the dressing room used in dance ceremonies.

In dance ceremonies, the impersonators of Guksu painted their bodies black, or striped red, white and black.

In dance ceremonies, the Calnis dancer was painted entirely black and carried a black staff without feathers.

The Bamileke have worn elephant mask for dance ceremonies or funerals.

Traditional dance ceremonies are often held in Kikwit, the largest city of the Kwilu province.

Bamboo carvings A meter in length canes, dated between 1850 and 1920, are used to make an entry into a village or in dance ceremonies.

A number of dance groups decided to banish the Christian aspects of the dance ceremony entirely and elements of "new age" philosophy had influence.