beguine - music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance

bolero - music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance

carioca - music composed for dancing the carioca

conga - music composed for dancing the conga

flamenco - guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco

gavotte - music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte

habanera - music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera

hornpipe - music for dancing the hornpipe

jig - music in three-four time for dancing a jig

landler - music in triple time for dancing the landler

mazurka - music composed for dancing the mazurka

minuet - a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite

paso doble - music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played a bull fights

pavan, pavane - music composed for dancing the pavane

polka - music performed for dancing the polka

quadrille - music for dancing the quadrille

reel - music composed for dancing a reel

rhumba, rumba - syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

samba - music composed for dancing the samba

saraband - music composed for dancing the saraband

tango - music written in duple time for dancing the tango

tarantella - music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella

waltz - music composed in triple time for waltzing

popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

ragtime, rag - music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

jazz - a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands

kwela - a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments