List Of Dance Style Categories

Social dance / Participation dance

Historical dance

• Historical dance (see Concert dance / Historical dance)

Folk dance

• Folk dance
• International folk dance
• Country dance
• Clogging
• Cumbia
• Mazurka
• Minuet
• Polka
• Polonaise
• Quadrille
• Redowa
• Schottische
• Two step
• English country dance
• Maypole dance
• Morris dance
• Sword dance
• Scottish country dance
• Russian country dance
• Chinese country dance
• Yang Ge
• Er Ren Zhuan
• Irish dance
• Square dance
• Traditional square dance
• Western square dance
• Contradance
• Country/western dance
• Line dance
• Two Step
• Shuffle
• Western promenade dances
• C/W Polka
• C/W Cha-Cha-Cha
• C/W Two Step
• C/W Waltz
• Barn dance
• Round dance (circular chain)
• Round dance (couples)

Ballroom dance

• Ballroom dance
• International Standard
• Waltz
• Tango
• Viennese Waltz
• Foxtrot
• Quickstep
• International Latin
• Cha-cha-cha
• Samba
• Rumba
• Paso Doble
• Jive (dance)
• American Smooth
• Waltz
• Foxtrot
• Tango
• Viennese Waltz
• American Rhythm
• Cha-cha-cha
• Mambo
• Rumba
• Bolero
• East Coast Swing
• Nightclub
• Nightclub Two Step
• Hustle
• Modern Jive
• LeRoc
• Ceroc
• Swing
• Latin Nightclub
• Salsa
• Merengue
• Cumbia
• Bachata
• Cha-cha-cha
• Country/Western
• C/W Polka
• C/W Cha-Cha-Cha
• C/W Two Step
• C/W Waltz
• Cajun Dances
• Cajun One Step
• Cajun Two Step
• Zydeco
• Cajun Waltz
• Cajun Jitterbug
• Argentine Tango
• Polka
• Formation dance

Latin dance

• Latin dances
• Cha-cha-cha
• Cumbia
• Bachata
• Bolero
• Jive
• Mambo
• Merengue
• Paso Doble
• Rumba
• Samba
• Salsa
• Tango

Swing Dance

• Swing
• Lindy Hop
• Charleston
• East Coast Swing / Jitterbug
• Balboa
• Collegiate Shag
• Carolina Shag
• St. Louis Shag
• Boogie Woogie
• Ballroom Swing
• Country/Western Swing
• Push
• Whip
• Jive
• Hand dancing

Street dance

• Street wipe dance
• Street jazz
• Hip hop
• Breakdancing

Traditional dance

• Traditional dance

Ceremonial dance

• Ceremonial dance
• Ritual dance
• Sema / dervish
• Circle dance
• Dances of Universal Peace

Miscellaneous

• Fad dance / Novelty dance
• Disco dance, see Disco music

Concert dance / Performance dance

Historical dance

• Historical dance
• Masque
• Medieval dance »
• Renaissance dance »
• Baroque dance »
• 18th century dance »
• Regency dance »
• Vintage dance

Ballet

• Ballet
• Romantic ballet
• Classical ballet
• Modern ballet
• Neoclassical ballet

20th century concert dance

• 20th century concert dance
• Free dance
• Modern dance
• Expressionist dance
• Postmodern dance
• Dance improvisation
• Contemporary dance
• Dance theatre
• Dance technology

Theater dance

• Theater dance see Musical theater
• Tap dance
• Jazz dance

Traditional dance

• Traditional dance

• Indian classical dance
• Natya Shastra
• Bharatanatyam
• Kathak
• Kathakali
• Kuchipudi
• Natyamelamu
• Nattuvamelam
• Manipuri
• Mohini Attam
• Odissi
• Sattriya
• Hasta Kosha (hand gestures)
• Asamyuta hastas
• Samyuta Hasta

Miscellaneous

• Erotic dance

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

Related articles

• Dance basic topics

• History of dance
• List of dances
• Ethnochoreology

• Solo dance
• Group dance

• Participation dance
• Performance dance
• Social dance
• Concert dance

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 . ASIN 0874711053
• Thomas, H. (2003) The Body, Dance and Cultural Theory. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0333724321

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