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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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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• Ceremonial dance - External link

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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 - Categories of Historical dance
• 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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Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk dance and dance music. Typical instrumental mix includes guitars, accordions, bass guitar, and deep-toned drums and other percussion. The basic rhythm structure is 4/4. Cumbia is the net intersection of three cultures that settled in Colombia at different times: indigenous peoples, Spanish/Moorish and African slaves. Some claim that Cumbia began as a courtship dance among the slave population. It has now spread ...

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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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It is thought that the dance has been known through the oral tradition in Egypt since the pre-Islamic times. There have been many theories about the origin of belly dancing, but most evidence links it to the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa. Egyptian tomb paintings dating from as far back as the fourteenth century BC depict partially clad dancers whose callisthenic positions appear to be very similar to those used in belly dancing. It has a long history with depictions in Persians miniature paintings from the 12th and 13th centuries. It ...

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Belly dance, 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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The ballroom Samba is danced to music in 2/4 or 4/4 time. The basic movements are counted either 1,2 or 1 a 2, and are danced with a slight downward bouncing or dropping action. This action is created through the bending and straightening of the knees, with bending occuring on the beats of 1 and 2, and the straightening occuring on the "a". As a ballroom dance, the samba is a partner dance, meaning that two dancers dance as a couple connected (for example in the normal partner dance position where the leading man's left hand is held u ...

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Samba dance, Samba dance - Ballroom Samba, Samba dance - Brazilian Samba

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Lambada - The Origin. Since the time Brazil was a Portuguese colony (between year 1500 a.d. and 1822 a.d.) the Carimbó has been a popular dance in the north part of the country. It was a loose and very sensual dance in which the woman tried to cover the man with many spins and rounded skirts. The music was played mainly among beats of drums made of trunks of wood, thinned by fire. As time passed by the dance changed, as did the music itself, gaining many influences from the Caribbean music due to its geog ...

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Lambada, Lambada - The History of Lambada, Lambada - The Origin, Lambada - The name and the father, Lambada - The Lambada from Bahia - the first Boom, Lambada - The Forbidden Dance, Lambada - The International Beat, Lambada - The Second Boom, Lambada - The Dance changes, Lambada - Hunting for a new rhythm: the decline of the lambada music, Lambada - Lexicon, Lambada - Films, Lambada - External link

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This kind of dance involves dancing of three persons together: one man with two women or one woman with two men. In social dancing, double partnering is of choice when a significant demographic disproportion happens between the two sexes. For example, this happens during wars: in army there is lack of women, while among civilians able dancers are mostly women, especially during enormous wars such as WWII. Today (1980-2004), double partner dance is often performed in Hustle, Salsa and Swing dance c ...

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Partner dance, Partner dance - Double partner dance

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Modern social round dancing is choreographed and cued ballroom dancing that progresses in a circular pattern, counter-clockwise around the dance floor. The two major categories of ballroom rhythm found in round dancing are the smooth or international rhythms, such as foxtrot and waltz, and the latin rhythms, such as cha-cha and rumba. Round dancing differs from free-style ballroom dancing in that each round dance has been fully choreographed ahead of time, and a "cuer" or leader at the front of the ballroom tells the dancers, as they ...

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Round dance, Round dance - Circular chain dances, Round dance - Cued round dances

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Historical dance - Medieval dance. Very little evidence survives about medieval dance. However we do know the names of some of the dances from surviving music and literature. Dance types: Carole Ductia Estampie Istampitta Saltarello Trotto Historical dance - Renaissance dance. The earliest surviving dance manuals come from the Renaissance, including examples by Fabritio Caroso and Thoinot Arbeau. These all ...

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Historical dance, Historical dance - Categories of Historical dance, 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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See also: Timeline of Rebetika Elias Petropoulos, one of the principal historians of the rebetic style, divides the history of the syle into three periods: 1922–1932 — the era when rebetika emerged from its roots in the music of Smyrna 1932–1942 — the classical period 1942–1952 — the era of discovery, spread, and acceptance. Rebetiko - Prehistory. The roots of rebetic song may be found in the music of the coastal settlements of Asia Minor, that of Constantinople, and also in the prisons; the existence of which is attested from t ...

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Rebetiko, Rebetiko - History, Rebetiko - Prehistory, Rebetiko - The mastery period & its Smyrnian roots, Rebetiko - The classical period, Rebetiko - Instruments, Rebetiko - Famous performers, Rebetiko - Turkish

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Participation dance - Elimination. Elimination rules disqualify a dancer or dancers. This can be because of lack of endurance, entering a particular part of the floor, a specific age, and so on. Participation dance - Follow the leader. A designated leader makes some motions, usually repeating several times, and the rest repeat the motions. In some cases the dancers form a chain or a file. Examples of the latter case are Conga line, Bunny Hop and Finnish dance Letkajenkka. The " ...

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Participation dance, Participation dance - Participation dance games, Participation dance - Elimination, Participation dance - Follow the leader, Participation dance - Dance mixer

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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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• Concert dance - Reference

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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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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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• Dance - History of dance
• Dance - Dance and music
• Dance - Choreography and notation
• Dance - Dance studies
• Dance - Categories of dance

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When it comes to lexicon terminology the word lambada is associated with the act of brawling using clubs. Some associate it with the word "Lombada" which means bump, others with "Lombo" which means loin. There are also others that regardless of any dictionary references freely associate the word with the wavelike motion of a whip. It was also thought to be a hoax in fashionable 80's New York dance club ...

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Lambada, Lambada - The History of Lambada, Lambada - The Origin, Lambada - The name and the father, Lambada - The Lambada from Bahia - the first Boom, Lambada - The Forbidden Dance, Lambada - The International Beat, Lambada - The Second Boom, Lambada - The Dance changes, Lambada - Hunting for a new rhythm: the decline of the lambada music, Lambada - Lexicon, Lambada - Films, Lambada - External link

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The benefits of belly dance are both mental and physical. Dancing is a good cardio-vascular work out, helps increase flexibility and focuses on the torso or 'core muscles'. It is suitable for all ages and body types and can be as physical as the participant chooses to make it. Individuals would be wise to consult a doctor before starting belly dance, just as with starting any new exercise routine. It is also advised that one talks with the instructor to see what level his or her classes are geared for. Mental health benefits, for many bellyd ...

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Belly dance, 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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A folk dance performed by the dancers connected into a circular chain. Various connections are possible; among these are hand-to-hand and hands-on-shoulders. This dance is also called circle dance and explained in more detail in that article. Examples are Sardinian Ballu tundu, numerous Balkan folk dances, Russian Khorovod, Romanian Hora. ...

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Round dance, Round dance - Circular chain dances, Round dance - Cued round dances

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Some mistakenly believe that Turkish oriental dancing is known as Çiftetelli due to the fact that this style of music has been incorporated into oriental dancing by Greeks and gypsies, illustrated by the fact that the Greek belly dance is called Tsifteteli. However, Turkish Çiftetelli is more correctly a form of wedding folk music, the part that makes up the lively part of the dance at the weddin ...

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Belly dance, 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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