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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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These dance forms or styles fall into two basic categories: Partner dances, also known as western couple dancing Group dances Western couple dancing is a form of social dance. There are many specific dance styles, among these are Two Step, Shuffle, Western promenade dances, as well as western-style variants of the Waltz, Polka and Swing. This style of dancing is not recognized within competitive ballroom dancing, howe ...

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Main article: History of dance Throughout history, dance has been a part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment. It is traceable through archeological evidence from prehistoric times to the first examples of written and pictorial documentation in 200 BC. Many contemporary dance forms can be traced back to historical, traditional, ceremonial, and ethnic dances. Had it not been for the work of the fifteenth century professor of mathematics, Jehan de Tabourot who published a dance manual (Orchesography) using an anagram of his name, many of the earlier forms of ...

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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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Country/western dance is practiced in country-western dance bars, social clubs, dance clubs and ballrooms worldwide. The United Country Western Dance Council establishes standards and sanctions dance competitions for this form of dancing. Newest Dance Circuit ... American Country Dance Association came about in 2003. This new Country Western dance circuit was formed to reflect the chan ...

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In the early 1920s dance studies (dance practice, critical theory, analysis and history) began to be considered a serious academic discipline. Today these studies are an integral part of many universities' arts and humanities programs. By the late 20th century the recognition of practical knowledge as equal to academic knowledge lead to the emergence of practice-based research and practice as research. A large range of dance courses are available including: Professional practice: performance and technical skillsSee also:

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Although dance and music can be traced back to prehistoric times it is unclear which artform came first. However, as rhythm and sound are the result of movement, and music can inspire movement, the relationship between the two forms has always been symbiotic. This relationship serves as the basis for Eurhythmics devised by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze which was influential to the development of Modern dance and modern ball ...

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Main articles: Choreography, Dance notation Choreography is the art of making dances and the generic name given to predetermined sequences of dance movement. People who choreograph are called choreographers and may develop their own dance techniques as a part of their choreographic work. Choreography and dance techniques can be written down as dance notation which is analogous to music notation. The term choreogoraphy has a varied historical context; it is derived from the word chorea. Chorea (χορεία), a Gre ...

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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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