He encouraged officers to permit warriors to perform traditional rituals such as thewardance.
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He did a kind ofwardanceon the benches opposite and his indictment was varied and extensive.
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For a few minutes, they did a sort ofwardance, rather like footballers coming out on to the field.
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Each battalion has their own identity such as insignia, emblem, motto, song andwardance.
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There has been trouble on the line between us and my young men have danced thewardance.
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Common features of this powwow include gourd dance,wardance, stomp dance, and 49s.
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This involves a special type ofwardancewhich is performed in a ring to resemble birds.
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In other cultures this dance would be seen as awardance.
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Although the weaselwardancemay make a ferret appear frightened or angry, they are often just excited and are usually harmless to humans.
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Raiyot is thewardancewhich is performed before and after going to war.
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When excited, they may perform a routine commonly referred to as the weaselwardance, characterized by a frenzied series of sideways hops and bumping into things.
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He then does hiswardance, but while he is doing this, the children wheel a large cart laden with explosives in behind him and blow up the wall.
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Traditional dances were performed on the steps of the state capitol building, organizers gave speeches, and in front of the governor's mansion one group held awardance.
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I know the songs, the slogans and the war dances of party politics.
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In the 20th century, when several warrior societies began to dissolve, the purpose of the war dances changed.
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