Such a dance (which was danced by a medium known as a kannagi to sacred music called kamikura, kagura, or kamiasobi) was performed to consol the deities and restore their power.
こうした踊りは、神を慰撫し、力を回復させるための踊り（巫＝神凪／かんなぎ、神座／神楽＝かみくら／かぐら／かみあそび）である。