List of dance style categories

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This is a list of dance style categories. These categories are not mutually exclusive and are context dependent (i.e., a particular dance may belong to several categories).

Social dance / Participation dance

• Social dance
• Participation dance

Nightclub dance

• Electro dance
• Melbourne Shuffle
• robot dance
• running man

Historical dance

• Historical dance

see also Concert dance

Folk dance

Ballroom dance

• Ballroom dance
  • International standard
    • Slow Waltz
    • Tango
    • Viennese Waltz
    • Foxtrot
    • Quickstep
  • American Smooth
    • Waltz
    • Tango
    • Slow Foxtrot
    • Viennese Waltz
    • (Formerly: Peabody)

Latin dance

• Latin dance
  • American Rhythm
    • Mambo
    • Rumba
    • Cha-cha-cha
    • Bolero
    • East Coast Swing
  • International Latin
    • Rumba
    • Cha-cha-cha
    • Samba (ballroom dance)
    • Jive
    • Paso Doble
  • Miscellaneous
    • Reggaeton
    • Salsa
      • Rueda
    • Danza
    • Samba (Brazilian Dance)
    • Samba de Gafieira
    • Bachata
    • Cumbia
    • Merengue (dance)
    • Capoiera
      • Maculele
    • Argentine tango

Swing dance

• Modern Jive
• Leroc
• Lindy Hop
• Balboa
• Deneme
• Jitterbug
• Jive (dance)
• East Coast Swing
• West Coast Swing
• Collegiate Shag
• Carolina Shag
• Hand Jive
• Charleston

Hip Hop dance

• Hip-hop dance
  • Breaking
  • Popping
  • Locking
• Krumping
• Jerkin'
• Turfing
• Memphis Jookin'
• Crip Walk (C-Walk)
• Boppin'

Traditional dance

• Traditional dance

Liturgical dance

• Liturgical dance

Participative dance improvisation

• Contact improvisation
• Ecstatic Dance aka Freestyle Dance aka Barefoot Improvisational Dance

Miscellaneous

• Disco dance

See also: Disco music

• Hustle
• Fad dance / Novelty dance
• Flying Men dance
• Pom dance

Concert dance / performance dance

• Acro dance
• Ballet
• Concert dance
• Performance dance

Historical dance

• Historical dance
  • Medieval dance
  • Renaissance dance
  • Masque
  • English country dance
  • Baroque dance
  • Regency dance
  • Vintage dance

Belly dance

• Belly dance
  • Category:Syllabus-free 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 90-807-69-924 Bekebooks
• Feliksdal, B (2004) Jazz Dance Syllabus Jazz, Rhythm, Body and Soul. ISBN 90-807699-4-0 Bekebooks. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Feliksdal, B (2009) Urban Dance-Jazzdans, ISBN 97-890-8076-9960 Bekebooks. Amsterdam,The Netherlands