Cultural mixed forms of dance, play and drama have served rituals like celebration, mourning and worship.
[6] Ancient Persia was occupied by foreign powers, first Greeks, then Arabs, and then Mongols and in turn political instability and civil wars occurred.
[6] Religious prohibition of dancing in Iran came with the spread of Islam, but it was spurred by historical events.
[5] According to the principles of the “cultural revolution” in Iran, dancing was considered to be perverse, a great sin, immoral and corrupting.
This list of contemporary and historical Persian dancers or choreographers (in alphabetical order, of various dance styles) includes: