List of dance style categories

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This is a list of dance style categories. Entries marked » are a blend of Concert and Social dance, where all participants are performers or audience at different times during the event. These categories are not mutually exclusive and are context dependent i.e., a particular dance may belong to several categories.

These categories should also be listed on the general, noncategorized index list of specific dances.

Contents 1 Social dance / Participation dance 1.1 Historical dance 1.2 Folk dance 1.3 Ballroom dance 1.4 Latin dance 1.5 Swing Dance 1.6 Nightclub dance 1.7 Street dance 1.8 Traditional dance 1.9 Ceremonial dance 1.10 Miscellaneous 2 Concert dance / Performance dance 2.1 Historical dance 2.2 Ballet 2.3 Bellydance 2.4 20th century concert dance 2.5 New World Trend 2.6 Theater dance 2.7 Traditional dance 2.8 Miscellaneous 2.9 Special dances 3 Competitive dance 4 See also 5 Further reading

Social dance / Participation dance

Historical dance

• Historical dance (see Concert dance / Historical dance)

Folk dance

• Folk dance
  • Austrian folk dance
  • International folk dance
  • Ukrainian dance
  • Country dance
    • Clogging
    • Cumbia
    • Mazurka
    • Minuet
    • Polka
    • Polonaise
    • Quadrille
    • Redowa
    • Schottische
    • Two step
  • English folk dance
    • English country dance
    • Maypole dance
    • Morris dance
    • Sword dance
  • Hungarian dance
  • Scottish country dance
  • Scottish highland dance
  • Russian country dance
  • Chinese country dance
    • Yang Ge
    • Er Ren Zhuan
  • Irish dance
  • Square dance
    • Traditional square dance
    • Modern Western square dance
  • Contradance
  • Country/western dance
    • Line dance
    • Two Step
    • Shuffle
    • Western promenade dances
    • C/W Polka
    • C/W Cha-Cha-Cha
    • C/W Two Step
    • C/W Waltz
  • Barn dance
  • Round dance (circular chain)
  • Round dance (couples)

Ballroom dance

• Ballroom dance
  • International Standard
    • Waltz
    • Tango
    • Viennese Waltz
    • Foxtrot
    • Quickstep
  • International Latin
    • Cha-cha-cha
    • Samba
    • Rumba
    • Paso Doble
    • Jive (dance)
  • American Smooth
    • Waltz
    • Foxtrot
    • Tango
    • Viennese Waltz
  • American Rhythm
    • Cha-cha-cha
    • Mambo
    • Rumba
    • Bolero
    • East Coast Swing
  • Latin Nightclub
    • Salsa
    • Merengue
    • Cumbia
    • Bachata
    • Cha-cha-cha
  • Country/Western
    • C/W Polka
    • C/W Cha-Cha-Cha
    • C/W Two Step
    • C/W Waltz
  • Cajun Dances
    • Cajun One Step
    • Cajun Two Step
    • Zydeco
    • Cajun Waltz
    • Cajun Jitterbug
  • Argentine Tango
  • Polka
  • Formation dance

Latin dance

• Latin dances
  • Cha-cha-cha
  • Cumbia
  • Bachata
  • Bolero
  • Jive
  • Mambo
  • Merengue
  • Paso Doble
  • Punta
  • Rumba
  • Samba
  • Salsa
  • Tango
  • Passa Passa

Swing Dance

• Swing
  • Lindy Hop
  • Charleston
  • West Coast Swing
  • East Coast Swing
  • Jitterbug
  • Balboa
  • Collegiate Shag
  • Carolina Shag
  • St. Louis Shag
  • Boogie Woogie
  • Blues
  • Ballroom Swing
  • Country/Western Swing
  • Push
  • Whip
  • Jive
  • Hand dancing
  • Aruzzo

Nightclub dance

• Nightclub Two Step
• Hustle
• Modern Jive
• LeRoc
• Ceroc
• Jacking
• Melbourne Shuffle
• Swing

Street dance

• • Street wipe dance
  • Street jazz
  • Breakdancing
  • C-walking
  • Krumping
  • Funkstyles
  • Electric Boogie
  • Popping
  • Locking (dance)
  • Hip hop

Traditional dance

• Traditional dance
• Belly dance
• Flamenco

Ceremonial dance

• Ceremonial dance
• Ritual dance
  • Sema / dervish
  • Circle dance
  • Dances of Universal Peace

Miscellaneous

• Fad dance / Novelty dance
• Disco dance, see Disco music
• Skank (dance)

Concert dance / Performance dance

Historical dance

• Historical dance
  • Medieval dance »
  • Renaissance dance »
  • Masque
  • English country dance
  • Baroque dance »
  • 18th century dance »
  • Regency dance »
  • Vintage dance

Ballet

• Ballet
  • Pre-romantic ballet
  • Romantic ballet
  • Classical ballet
  • Modern ballet
  • Neoclassical ballet

Bellydance

• Bellydance

 

20th century concert dance

• 20th century concert dance
  • Butoh
  • Contemporary dance
  • Dance improvisation
  • Dance technology
  • Dance theatre
  • Eurythmy
  • Expressionist dance
  • Free dance
  • Modern dance
  • Moshing
  • Postmodern dance

New World Trend

• Multi-Disciplinary Dance

Theater dance

• Theater dance see Musical theater
• Tap dance
• Jazz dance

Traditional dance

• Traditional dance

• Indian classical dance
  • Natya Shastra
    • Bharatanatyam
  • Kathak
  • Kathakali
  • Kuchipudi
    • Natyamelamu
    • Nattuvamelam
  • Manipuri
  • Mohini Attam
  • Odissi
  • Sattriya
  • Hasta Kosha (hand gestures)
    • Asamyuta hastas
    • Samyuta Hasta

• Newari Dance

Miscellaneous

• Erotic dance
• Weapon dance

Special dances

• Fight scene - a kind of dance intended to simulate hand to hand combat in dramatic productions
• Treedancing - a special way of dancing practised on technoparades
• Pogo

Competitive dance

• Competitive dance / DanceSport
  • Ballroom dance (see social dance section)
  • Disco dance see Disco music
• Irish dance
• Scottish country dance
• Scottish highland dance

See also

• Dance basic topics

• History of dance
• List of dances
• Ethnochoreology

• Solo dance
• Group dance

• Participation dance
• Performance dance
• Social dance
• Concert dance

Further reading

• Carter, A. (1998) The Routledge Dance Studies Reader. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-16447-8
• Sharp, C, J. (1924) The dance; an historical survey of dancing in Europe. Rowman and Littlefield . ISBN 0-87471-105-3
• Thomas, H. (2003) The Body, Dance and Cultural Theory. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-72432-1

Feliksdal,B (2003)"Modern Tap Dance",ISBN 9o-807-69-924 Bekebooks Feliksdal,B(2004)Jazz Dance Syllabus"Jazz,Rhythm,Body and Soul".ISBN 90-807699-4-0 Bekebooks.Amsterdam The Netherlands