History of dance Dance can be seen among all the people and

civilizations of the world. Dances thrived at

different periods of the history and mostly were
a result of intercultural exchange and contact
(Alejandro and Santos – Gana, 2002). The
origins of dance are rooted in the prehistoric
past. Various artistic, religious, and social
Prehistoric area forces started out the incorporation and
development of dance.
As Kraus and Guafman
(1981) said,” man
danced originally to
supplicate the Gods ion
all important occasions
of life.”