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.
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[edit] Social dance / Participation dance
[edit] Historical dance
- Historical dance (see Concert dance / Historical dance)
[edit] Folk dance
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- English fok dance
- Hungarian dance
- Scottish country dance
- Scottish highland dance
- Russian country dance
- Chinese country dance
- Irish dance
- Square dance
- Contradance
- Country/western dance
- Barn dance
- Round dance (circular chain)
- Round dance (couples)
[edit] Ballroom dance
- Ballroom dance
- International Standard
- International Latin
- American Smooth
- American Rhythm
- Latin Nightclub
- Country/Western
- Cajun Dances
- Argentine Tango
- Polka
- Formation dance
[edit] Latin dance
[edit] Swing Dance
[edit] Nightclub dance
[edit] Street dance
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- Street wipe dance
- Street jazz
- Breakdancing
- C-walking
- Krumping
- Funkstyles
- Electric Boogie
- Popping
- Locking (dance)
- Hip hop
- Rap
- Contemptry
[edit] Traditional dance
[edit] Ceremonial dance
[edit] Miscellaneous
Kate Walk
[edit] Concert dance / Performance dance
[edit] Historical dance
- Historical dance
- Medieval dance »
- Renaissance dance »
- Masque
- English country dance
- Baroque dance »
- 18th century dance »
- Regency dance »
- Vintage dance
[edit] Ballet
[edit] Bellydance
[edit] Chinese traditional dance
[edit] Indian traditional dance
[edit] 20th century concert dance
[edit] New World Trend
- Multi-Disciplinary Dance
[edit] Theater dance
- Theater dance see Musical theater
- Tap dance
- Jazz dance
[edit] Traditional dance
- Indian classical dance
- Natya Shastra
- Kathak
- Kathakali
- Kuchipudi
- Natyamelamu
- Nattuvamelam
- Manipuri
- Mohini Attam
- Odissi
- Sattriya
- Hasta Kosha (hand gestures)
- Asamyuta hastas
- Samyuta Hasta
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] 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
[edit] Competitive dance
- Competitive dance / DanceSport
- Ballroom dance (see social dance section)
- Disco dance see Disco music
- Irish dance
- Scottish country dance
- Scottish highland dance
[edit] See also
[edit] 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
