The whirling dance or Sufi whirling that is proverbially associated with dervishes is best known in the West by the practices ( performances ) of the Mevlevi order in Turkey , and is part of a formal ceremony known as the Sema .
The whirling dance that is associated with dervishes is best known in the West by the performances of the Mevlevi order in Turkey . It is part of a ceremony known as the Sema .