List of dance style categories - Definition

This is a list of dance style categories. Entries marked » are a blend of Concert and Social dance, where all participants are performers or audience at different times during the event. These categories are not mutually exclusive and are context dependant i.e., a particular dance may belong to several categories.

These categories should also be listed on the general, noncategorized index list of specific dances.

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
• Fight scene - a kind of dance intended to simulate hand to hand combat in dramatic productions

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