Dance can be divided into two main categories that each have several subcategories into which most dance styles can be placed. They are: Concert dance / Performance dance 20th century concert dance Competitive dance Social dance / Participation dance Ceremonial dance Traditional dance These categories are not mutually exclusive and are context-dependent; a particular dance style may belong to several categories. See also: ...

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List of dance style categories - Historical dance. Historical dance (see Concert dance / Historical dance) List of dance style categories - Folk dance. Folk dance Austrian folk dance International folk dance Country dance Clogging Cumbia Mazurka Minuet Polka Polonaise Quadrille Redowa Schottische Two step Engl ...

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Dance (from Old French dancier, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression (see also body language) or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals (bee dance, mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres. People who dance are called dancers and the act of dance is kn ...

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Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic. This compares to other major dance categories based on purpose: - Competitive dance - Erotic dance - Participation dance - Performance dance - Social dance Celebration dance Festival dance Dance in ancient cultures Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Classical Indian dances Ritual dance, Magic/ ...

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20th century concert dance is the name given to a category of dance forms that include: Free dance Modern dance Expressionist dance Postmodern dance Dance improvisation Contemporary dance Dance theatre Dance technology Dance for camera Although technically 20th century concert dance, the following dance forms are considered under the separate category of Ballet or 20th century ballet: Modern ballet Neoclassical balletIncluding:

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Historical dance (or early dance) in a collective term covering a wide variety of dance types from the past as they are danced in the present. Dances from the early 20th century can be recreated precisely, being within living memory and from the age of film and video recording. However, earlier dance types must be reconstructed from evidence such as surviving notations and instruction manuals. Historical dances may be danced as performance, for pleasure at themed balls or dance clubs, as historical reenactment, or ...

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Historical dance - Medieval dance Historical dance - Renaissance dance Historical dance - Baroque dance Historical dance - Dance in the Regency era Historical dance - Edwardian or early 19th century Historical dance - Dance in the mid 19th century Historical dance - Dance in the late 19th century through 1910 or so Historical dance - Dance in the Ragtime era Historical dance - Dance in the 1920s Historical dance - Dance in the 1930s and 1940s

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Competitive dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where competition is the primary focus of the dancing. This compares to other major dance categories based on purpose: - Ceremonial dance - Erotic dance - Participation dance - Performance dance - Social dance While many people view this style of dance as a recreational activity, it is becoming more often viewed as a sport. Like other athletes, dancers must be in good physical condition. Dancing requires strength, stamina, and flexibility. Competition requ ...

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Below is a list of basic topics in dance—topics which will help the beginner become familiar with the artistic field of dance. (For a comprehensive list, see list of dance topics. Specific dances can be found in the non-categorized alphabetical list of dances.) List of basic dance topics - Dance categories. The categories below are not mutually exclusive. For example, tango is doubtless a partner dance. While it is mostly social dance, its ballroom form may be competitive dance, espec ...

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List of basic dance topics - Dance categories by number of interacting dancers List of basic dance topics - Dance categories by main purpose
List of basic dance topics - Dance technique List of basic dance topics - Dance topics List of basic dance topics - Glossaries List of basic dance topics - Dance-related lists List of basic dance topics - Related links

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The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in 1888 to help support many different teams and players in almost every sport, and has sponsored many tournaments throughout the United States. It helps to get players noticed and direct them toward a good college or into the right environment in their community. The summit AAU events are the annual AAU Junior Olympic Games. Until the 1970s it was the recognized governing body for many prominent sports in the United States, such as swimming and track and field, bu ...

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Belly dance is a Western name coined for a style of dance developed in the Middle East and other Arabic-influenced areas. In the Arabic language it is known as Raqs Sharqi and in Turkish as Oryantal dansı, which is translated as "Dance of the East". For Europeans, this translation sounded like a perfect fit, hence it was also known as "Oriental dance", "danse Oriental", "Exotic oriental dance", "Oriental belly dance" and the like. The term "Raqs Sharqi" is claimed to be originated in Egypt. The name suggested an exotic ...

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Belly dance - General Belly dance - Raqs Sharqi Belly dance - Turkish forms Belly dance - Belly dancing in the Western world Belly dance - Belly Dance in the U.S.A Belly dance - Male belly dancing Belly dance - Health and belly dancing

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This is the list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. See List of dances and List of dance style categories for those. This glossary lists terms used in various types of partner dances, leaving out terms of highly evolved or specialized dance forms, such as ballet, tap dancing, and square dancing, which have their own elaborated terminology. You may also want to check with

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Glossary of partner dance terms - Abbreviations Glossary of partner dance terms - A - F
Glossary of partner dance terms - American Smooth Glossary of partner dance terms - American Rhythm Glossary of partner dance terms - American Style Glossary of partner dance terms - Backleading Glossary of partner dance terms - Body contact Glossary of partner dance terms - Call Glossary of partner dance terms - Caller Glossary of partner dance terms - Center Glossary of partner dance terms - Center point of balance Glossary of partner dance terms - Closed dance figure Glossary of partner dance terms - Closed position Glossary of partner dance terms - Connection Glossary of partner dance terms - Contra body movement Glossary of partner dance terms - Contra body movement position Glossary of partner dance terms - Compression Glossary of partner dance terms - Cuban hip motion Glossary of partner dance terms - Cue Glossary of partner dance terms - Dancesport Glossary of partner dance terms - Dance formation Glossary of partner dance terms - Dance move Glossary of partner dance terms - Dance pattern Glossary of partner dance terms - Dance step Glossary of partner dance terms - Direction of movement Glossary of partner dance terms - Direction of step Glossary of partner dance terms - Follower Glossary of partner dance terms - Footwork Glossary of partner dance terms - Formation Glossary of partner dance terms - Formation dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Full weight Glossary of partner dance terms - Frame
Glossary of partner dance terms - G - R
Glossary of partner dance terms - Guapacha Glossary of partner dance terms - Handhold Glossary of partner dance terms - Heel Lead Glossary of partner dance terms - Hijacking Glossary of partner dance terms - International Standard Glossary of partner dance terms - International Style Glossary of partner dance terms - International Latin Glossary of partner dance terms - Jack and Jill Glossary of partner dance terms - Latin Glossary of partner dance terms - Latin dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Latin hip motion Glossary of partner dance terms - Lead stealing Glossary of partner dance terms - Leader Glossary of partner dance terms - Leading and following Glossary of partner dance terms - Leverage Glossary of partner dance terms - Line of dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Line of foot Glossary of partner dance terms - Moving foot Glossary of partner dance terms - Musicality Glossary of partner dance terms - No foot rise Glossary of partner dance terms - Open dance figure Glossary of partner dance terms - Open position Glossary of partner dance terms - Outside partner step Glossary of partner dance terms - Physical connection Glossary of partner dance terms - Progressive dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Promenade position Glossary of partner dance terms - Replace Glossary of partner dance terms - Rhythm
Glossary of partner dance terms - S - Z
Glossary of partner dance terms - Shadow position Glossary of partner dance terms - Side lead Glossary of partner dance terms - Slot Glossary of partner dance terms - Slotted dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Smooth Glossary of partner dance terms - Spot dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Spotting Glossary of partner dance terms - Standard Glossary of partner dance terms - Stationary dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Stealing the lead Glossary of partner dance terms - Step Glossary of partner dance terms - Standing foot Glossary of partner dance terms - Supporting foot Glossary of partner dance terms - Sway Glossary of partner dance terms - Syncopation Glossary of partner dance terms - Three Ts Glossary of partner dance terms - Timing Glossary of partner dance terms - Toe Lead Glossary of partner dance terms - Track of foot Glossary of partner dance terms - Travelling dance Glossary of partner dance terms - Visual connection Glossary of partner dance terms - Voice cue Glossary of partner dance terms - Wall

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Concert dance (also known as performance dance), is a category of dances in which an audience is watching but does not participate. By contrast, in Social dance (also known as Participation dance) there is no audience (as such) as all participants perform and watch at the same time. Some Ceremonial dances, Baroque dances and Erotic dances are examples of dance forms that are a blend of Social and Concert dance. In this third category participants take on the roles of performer o ...

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Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and may include: dance, mime, acting and music (orchestral and sung). Ballets can be performed alone or as part of an opera. Ballet is best known for its virtuoso techniques such as pointe work, grand pas de deux and high leg extensions. Many ballet techniques bear a striking similarity to fencing positions and footwork, perhaps due to their development during the same periods of history, but more probably, because both arts had similar r ...

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Waltz is one of the five dances of the "Standard" category of the International Style ballroom dances. It was previously referred to as Slow Waltz. See Waltz (American Style) for its counterpart in American Smooth category of ballroom dances. It is a walz dance and danced to slow, preferably 28-33 measures per minute, waltz music. Preferably, the 1st beat of a measure to be accented. Waltz music is in 3/4 time. Most of basic figures have 1 step per 1 beat, i.e., 3 steps per measure. Advanced figures may hav ...

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In couple dancing, closed position is a category of positions in which partners hold each other while facing at least approximately toward each other. Closed positions employ either body contact or body support, i.e., holding each other is not limited to handhold. If the partners are comfortable with each other and the dance style allows it, body contact increases the connection between the partners. Some dances, such as Bal ...

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Tribal Style Belly Dance or American Tribal Style Belly Dance (commonly knows as ATS) is a recent movement in the USA that has addressed the feminist philosophy of empowerment of women through belly dance. The general category Tribal Style is accredited to Jamila Salimpour who fostered a fusion of folkloric dances styles from the Middle East and North Africa and began teaching what she knew and performing all over California and the West Coast. Utilizing traditional folkloric dance elements and costumes inspired by tradi ...

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Gode-man may refer to: The religious belief of incarnation in Christianity and other faith groups. The religious belief in avatars in Hinduism. A proto-anthropological category of myth discussed in The Golden Bough. A recurring cartoon character in Tom the Dancing Bug. Other related archivesChristianity, Hinduism, The Golden Bough, Tom the Dancing Bug, anthropological, avatars, incarnation, myth

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Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. In addition to the standard narrative dialogue style, theatre takes such forms as opera, ballet, mime, kabuki, classical Indian dance, Chinese opera, mummers' plays, and pantomime. Theatre - Overview of theatre. "Drama" (literally translated, is defined as: Action, alt ...

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