crane dance
Wading bird ritual
A crane dance is a courtship display performed by cranes, involving elaborate movements—bowing, leaping, wing-flapping, and calling—that pairs use to strengthen bonds.
The term extends to human dances that imitate these movements, found in various cultures from ancient Greece to Japan to Native American traditions.
The whooping cranes began their crane dance at dawn.
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- mating ritualBehavior to attract mates
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- whoopingLoud exuberant crying out
sandhill · elegance · wing flapping · bow · leap · wings · feathers · marshland · graceful · pair · display · wetland · wetland habitat · bird sanctuary · flutter · ballet · call · breeding
- mating displayspeacock display, strutting, tail fan
- Asian performanceBeijing opera, Peking opera, Chinese opera, acrobatics, shadow puppetry