What is the origin of witch dance?

Witchcraft dance is a ritual dance in which ancient wizards (women) and wizards (men) pray for the arrival of gods. It originated in primitive times and is called "witchcraft dance" today. Primitive people did not understand many phenomena in nature and thought that God was in charge of everything. When people encounter disasters or problems, they ask God's blessing or ask God's instructions. Witches and wizards engaged in this ritual divination dance to please the gods.

In the Shang Dynasty ruled by theocracy, witches were the spokesmen of the gods, and their social status was very high, even affecting the king's behavior and state affairs. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to social changes and ideological progress, people's superstition of witchcraft has gradually decreased, and "witch dance" has changed from entertaining gods to entertaining people. The witch of Chu must be a beauty. Zhang Dan, Zhu Chen and other witches appeared in the Jin Dynasty. The witch dance they danced is a combination of dance and acrobatic illusion, which has high appreciation value and integrates sacrifice and aesthetics. This is the same feature of witch dances in past dynasties.