List of dance styles

This is a list of dance categories, different types, styles, or genres of dance.

For older and more region-oriented vernacular dance styles, see List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin.

## American

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Most popular styles: tap, lyrical, and jazz

* Cakewalk
* Patting juba
* Stepping
* Tap dancing
* Jazz dance
* Moonwalk (dance)

## Belly dance

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* Belly dance
* Raqs Sharqi
* Turkish belly dance
* Oriental fusion
* Tribal belly dance
* American tribal fusion
* Saidi
* Kawleeya
* Khaleeji
* Baladi
* Dabkeh
* Romani dance
* Bharat Natyam
* Odissi

## Ceremonial dance

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* Haka
* Kagura
* Ritual dances of China
* Sacred dance
* Cham dance
* Drametse Ngacham
* Prophetic dance
* Rejang dance
* Sanghyang
* Sufi whirling
* Worship dance

## Disco / Soul dance

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* Bird
* Boogaloo and Electric boogaloo (Electric boogie)
* Boogie
* Boomerang
* Broadway
* Bump
* Bus stop
* Chicken
* Duck
* Waacking
* Fly
* Free step
* Hitch hike
* Horse
* Hurry Gurry
* Hustle
* Jerk
* Mashed Potato
* Monkey
* Penguin
* Philly dog
* Pony
* Popcorn[1]
* Robot
* The Shake
* Shimmy
* Spank
* Watergate
* Watusi

## Free and improvised dance

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* Bogo lelo dance
* Contact improvisation
* Dance improvisation
* Ecstatic dance
* Free dance
* Fusion dance
* Interpretive dance
* Modern dance

## Historical dance

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* Ballet
* Baroque dance
* Medieval dance
* Regency dance
* Renaissance dance
* Ultapulta dance
* Highland dance

## Latin dance / Rhythm

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* American Rhythm
* Bolero willy
* East Coast Swing
* Mambo
* Rumba
* Bachata
* Cha Cha
* Corridos
* Cumbia
* Duranguense
* Forró
* International Latin
* Argentine tango
* Capoeira
* Maculelê
* Danza
* Jive
* Merengue
* Milonga
* Reggaeton
* Rumba
* Rueda
* Salsa
* Samba (ballroom dance)
* Samba (Brazilian dance)
* Samba de Gafieira
* Zouk
* Lambada
* Pasodoble
* Quebradita
* Samba de roda
* Samba enredo
* Tejano dance
* Zapateado:
* Zapateado (Mexico)
* Zapateado (Spain)

## Novelty and fad dances

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* Animal dance
* Bossa Nova
* Bunny hop
* Conga line
* Freddie
* Frug
* Go-go
* Hitch hike
* Jitterbug
* Lambada
* Madison
* Mule
* Pony
* The Shake
* Swim
* Floss
* Turkey trot
* Twist
* Watusi

## Social dance

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* Country dance, Contra dance
* Participation dance
* Solo dance
* Partner dance
* Circle dance
* Line dance
* Round dance
* Square dance
* Slow dance

## Street dance / Electronic dance

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* Hip-hop dance
* Breakdancing
* Cabbage patch dance
* Cat Daddy
* Dougie
* Electric boogaloo
* Gangsta Walking
* Harlem shake
* Jerkin'
* Locking
* Popping
* Turfing
* Uprock
* Tutting
* House dance
* Footwork
* Vogue
* Electro dance
* Melbourne Shuffle
* Flexing
* Jumpstyle
* Krumping
* Litefeet
* Lyrical hip-hop
* Robot dance
* Jaywalk
* majorette

## Swing dance

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* Balboa
* Big Apple
* Black Bottom
* Blues dance
* Boogie-woogie
* Breakaway
* Bugg
* Carolina Shag
* Charleston
* Collegiate Shag
* East Coast Swing
* Hand dancing
* Hand Jive
* Jitterbug
* Jive
* Jumpin' Joe
* Leroc
* Lindy Hop
* Modern Jive
* Rock and Roll
* Single Swing
* Skip jive
* St. Louis Shag
* West Coast Swing
* Robert R Dance
* Western Swing

## Other

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* Acrobatic dance
* Bhangra
* Bollywood dance
* Calypso
* Concert dance
* Contemporary dance
* Fire dance
* Flamenco
* Flying Men dance
* Ice dance
* K-pop
* Liturgical dance
* Lyrical dance
* Pole dance
* Rhythmic gymnastics
* Vintage dance
* Wuju

## References

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1. ^ Popcorn Retrieved 4 May 2023

## Further reading

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* 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 90-807699-2-4 Bekebooks
* Feliksdal, B (2004) Jazz Dance Syllabus Jazz, Rhythm, Body and Soul. ISBN 90-807699-4-0 Bekebooks. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Flamenco
* Feliksdal, B (2009) Urban Dance-Jazzdans, ISBN 978-90-807699-6-0 Bekebooks. Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Shipter Fan, B (2009) "Urban Dance-Jazzdans", Bekebooks. Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Dance

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* Outline
* List of dances
* List of dancers

Participation|

* Solo
* Partner
* close embrace
* closed position
* open position
* slow dance
* circle
* contra
* line
* round
* square

Social|

* Ceremonial
* Competitive
* Concert
* Ecstatic
* Erotic
* Go go dance
* Grinding
* Hoochie coochie
* Lap dance
* Neo-Burlesque
* Pole dance
* Striptease
* Table dance
* Twerking
* Folk
* Dance crazes
* Sacred
* Street
* War

Styles|

* Acro
* Ballet
* Ballroom
* formation
* waltz
* Belly
* Boogaloo
* Breaking
* Contemporary
* Country–western
* Flamenco
* Hip-hop
* Historical
* Jazz
* Latin
* Lyrical
* Modern
* Polka
* Postmodern
* Swing
* Tap
* Two-step

Technique|

* Ballet
* Choreography
* Connection
* Dance theory
* Graham
* Lead and follow
* Moves
* glossary
* Musicality
* Pointe
* Pole
* Sequence
* Spotting
* Turnout
* Turns

Regional
(national
dances)|

* Africa
* Albania
* Arab
* Armenia
* Assyrian
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Burma (Myanmar)
* Cambodia
* Cameroon
* Canada
* China
* Croatia
* Cuba
* Denmark
* Europe
* Faroe Islands
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* India
* Indonesia
* Bali
* Java
* Sunda
* Iran
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kiribati
* Korea
* Kurdish
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Middle East
* Nepal
* Netherlands
* Nicaragua
* Peru
* Philippines
* Poland
* Pontic Greek
* Romani
* Russia
* Serbia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United States
* African-American
* Uzbekistan
* Venezuela
* Vietnam
* Wallis and Futuna
* Zimbabwe

Related|

* Dance and disability
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* Dance awards
* Dance costume
* Dance etiquette
* Dance notation
* Dance in film
* Dance in mythology and religion
* Dance occupations
* Dance on television
* Dance research
* Dance science
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* Dance troupe
* Dancing mania
* History of dance
* Women in dance

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