Vasht Dance

The most primitive form of human communication has been the use of bodily gestures and signs, through which human beings conveyed their thoughts, intentions, and meanings. These signs were expressed rhythmically during moments of heightened emotions. They discovered they could communicate with anyone and anything through rhythmic movements from nature’s elements to their Oversoul. To connect to their Oversoul they engaged in rhythmic movements in groups.  We can infer that choreography was born out of these rituals in a prehistoric era. The most ancient evidence for dance in the Iranian Plateau is a relic from Tappe Khazineh, in Susa, dating back more than seven thousand years. From the vastness of the Iranian Plateau, we can find a variety of dances in this area related to folk traditions, rituals, and literature. Some dances are connected to heaven and some to earth.