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 dependant 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.
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1.1 Historical dance |
Social dance / Participation dance
Historical dance
- Historical dance (see Concert dance / Historical dance)
Folk dance
- Folk dance
Ballroom dance
- Ballroom dance
- International Standard
- International Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
- Nightclub
- Latin Nightclub
- Country/Western
- Cajun Dances
- Argentine Tango
- Polka
- Formation dance
Latin dance
Swing Dance
Street dance
Traditional dance
Ceremonial dance
Miscellaneous
Concert dance / Performance dance
Historical dance
Ballet
20th century concert dance
Theater dance
Traditional dance
Miscellaneous
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
Related articles
Further reading
- Carter, A. (1998) The Routledge Dance Studies Reader. Routledge. ISBN 0415164478
- Sharp, C, J. (1924) The dance; an historical survey of dancing in Europe. Rowman and Littlefield . ISBN 0874711053
- Thomas, H. (2003) The Body, Dance and Cultural Theory. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0333724321