History of Dance

By NysWaiguru
  • 5000 BCE

    Tombs

    Tombs
    Tombs painted to depict dancers
  • 3000 BCE

    Soul and Body

    Dance seen as a way of cultivating the soul and body. It was believed that gods invented dance according to Minoan culture
  • 1400 BCE

    Swapping of dancers

    Dancers from other countries were imported in the country and Egyptian dancers sent to others countries by Egyptian conquests
  • 500 BCE

    Phoenician symbols

    Finger symbols of the Phoenician were used in cartage
  • 322 BCE

    Dance theory

    Dance theory
    Elaborate literature is developed by Aristotle on the dance theory and criticisms also developed
  • 300 BCE

    Muscle Dancers

    The Persian army travelled with muscle dancers
  • 60 BCE

    Syria dancers

    Dancers are imported from Syria by Romans
  • 20 BCE

    Gaditae

    Gaditae
    Romans write about Gaditae, who were dancers from the initially Phoenician colony of the Gades
  • 527

    527 AD:Empress Theodora

    A celebrated dancer, alleged courtesan and an actress becomes Empress Theodora, wife to emperor Justinian of Byzantium. Dance became a central part of worship among the new converts in Byzantium. Dance was absorbed by the church in its Christian rituals. Record of dance was never written but was found on miniatures and sculptures.
  • 822

    Daughter of Herod

    The daughter of Herod, Salome, performs a dance for him. He is so impressed that he offers to give her anything