Dance Forms 1-24
22 entries in the Dance Forms compendium.
Folk danceA dance reflecting the life of a country or region.Hip-hop danceStreet dance styles evolving from hip-hop culture and music.Jazz danceA performance dance style arising from African American vernacular traditions.KabukiClassical Japanese theatre blending drama, dance, and stylized performance.Social danceDances for participation, not performance, across cultures.Square danceA dance for four couples in a square formation.Street danceUmbrella term for social dance styles born in urban spaces.Swing (dance)A category of social dances developed with swing jazz music.Tap danceAn American percussive dance blending African and European step traditions.Turkish folk danceTurkish folk dances reflect a complex, sophisticated culture.Twist (dance)A provocative rock-and-roll dance craze that swept the world.Viennese waltzOriginal fast-tempo waltz danced in closed hold.HakaCeremonial dances of Polynesian cultures, performed with vigorous movements and shouted acHora (dance)Circle dance from Southeast Europe, symbol of early Zionist culture.HulaHula is a Hawaiian dance form expressing chant or song.Indian classical danceIndian classical dance traditions rooted in the Natya Shastra.Iranian danceDance styles indigenous to Iran, varying by region and ethnicity.JigLively folk dance and tune in compound metre, popular since the 16th century.JitterbugA swing dance term that began as a racial ridicule.KathakaliTraditional Indian classical dance-drama from Kerala.Latin danceA dance category blending Indigenous, European, and African roots.Line danceA choreographed group dance performed in lines.
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