One of the oral products reflecting the cultural memory of societies is epics. As an element of culture, the game is included in Turkish epics in many varieties. Some games are performed with words while others are performed without words. Dance, one of the non-verbal games, is the first to catch the eye. The origin of dance, which can be defined as rhythmic and bodily movements accompanied by music, dates back to ancient times. Dance has preserved its place in all ages and societies and has been a part of cultural activities since its existence in the world. Especially in dance venues, an environment of communication is created. Rituals, seasonal celebrations, entertainment, rites of passage and many other artistic activities involve dance. The performance environment of dance enables the transmission of culture and the socialization of individuals. Dance is a symbol through which societies both keep their own culture alive and reflect their cultural images in performance environments, creating impressions. Today, dance, which has been reduced to a purely entertainment function, also constitutes a context for the preservation and revitalization of social memory in everyday life. Evaluating dance in its context will enable it to point to a different dimension of culture and play. Depending on the context, the meaning of the dance may differ and the meanings attributed to the action may also change. Dance also has a magical quality and becomes an effective tool for rituals. In this respect, dance, which bears the traces of rituals, is also performed in places where magical elements are revived.Dances have different functions in terms of content, time, place, performers and audiences. The aim of this study is to determine the ritualistic function of dance in the epics of the Turkic world. The study will focus on the ritualistic origins of dance and outline its relationship with magic in terms of its method, purpose, medium, practitioner, space, time and meaning. The dances identified in the epics were analyzed within the scope of ritualistic function and the place of dances in cultural memory and their role in fiction were determined. Dance is a form of culture that is kept alive in every context in which it is performed and a cultural memory that connects with the past. Apart from ritualistic functions, the dances in the analyzed epics have the functions of attracting attention, impressing and mesmerizing. Rituals keep culture alive, while at the same time, as repeated behaviors and a form of remembrance, they connect with the past and keep cultural memory alive. Dances performed as a ritual allow the reconstruction of cultural memory.