Dance Styles

	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V
1	name	synonyms	description	history	origins	adjectives	type	holding	year	predecessors	parent	influence	family	region	source	root	partner	group	related	music	timing

2	Afro House						Social dance						Afro House	African		yes			kwaito, tribal, deep house, soulful house
3	Afrobeats	Afro, Afro-pop, Afro-fusion, Afropop, Afrofusion			Nigeria, Ghana, UK								Afrobeats	African		yes
4	Allemande						Social dance	open-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
5	Bachata				Dominican Republic		Social dance						Bachata	Afro-Caribbean		yes	yes	no
6	Bachata Moderna				Spain		Social dance						Bachata	Afro-Caribbean			yes	no
7	Bachatango				US		Social dance						Bachata	Afro-Caribbean			yes	no	bachata, tango
8	Balboa				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
9	Ballet	Classical dance			Italy		Performance dance						Ballet	European		yes
10	Ballroom	Ballroom Standard, Smooth					International Ballroom						Ballroom	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance	yes	yes
11	Belly Dance	Arabic dance			Egypt		Performance dance						Belly Dance	Oriental		yes
12	Bhangra				India								Indian Folk Dance	Indian
13	Bharatanatyam				India								Indian Classical Dance	Indian
14	Bolero	Spanish dance					Folk dance						Bolero	European		yes	yes	yes	Sevillanas
15	Bollywood				India								Indian	Indian
16	Boogie-woogie				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
17	Breaking	Break Dance, b-boying, b-girling, Toprock, downrock, Floorwork					Social dance						Street dance	Afro-American
18	Bump												Raggaeton	Afro-Caribbean					Funk
19	Burlesque				Italy		Performance dance						Burlesque	European		yes
20	Capoeira						Martial art						Capoeira	Afro-Brazilian		yes
21	Casino	Son Casino, Cuban Salsa, Salsa Cubana			Cuba		Social dance	closed-couple	1980s				Salsa	Afro-Caribbean	https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance/The-Caribbean		yes
22	Cha-cha-cha (ballroom)						Ballroom/Latin						Latin	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
23	Cha-cha-chá				Cuba		Social dance	closed-couple	1950s	Son					https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance/The-Caribbean
24	Chaconne						Social dance	open-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
25	Charleston				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
26	Collegiate Shag				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
27	Columbia	Rumba Columbia, Rumba Cubana, Afro Cubano	The columbia is a dance for men who individually enter the circle and compete against each other. They may use candles balanced on their heads, carry knives that they move around their bodies, or place on the floor items such as bottles or hats, around which they perform acrobatic movements.		Afro-Cuban		Folkloric dance	solo			Cuban rumba		Salsa	Afro-Caribbean	https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance/The-Caribbean
28	Commercial				USA								Commercial	American		yes
29	Contact Tango												Tango	South American
30	Contemporary				US		Performance dance						Ballet	European
31	Contredanse	contradanza criolla, danza, danza criolla, habanera			Cuba		Social dance	interdependent-couple	16xx				Contradanza		https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309		yes	yes			2/4 or 6/8
32	Cotillion						Social dance	interdependent-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
33	Country Dance	Contradanse			British Isles		Social dance						Country dance	European			yes	yes
34	Cuban bolero						Ballroom/Latin						Latin	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
35	Cubaton	perreo	Sexy, wild and powerful but also smooth and erotic, just like perreo, the dance that goes with it. Europeans have been shaking their butts to the crazy sounds of Latin American rhythms ever since. The butt is actually the center of attention during this dance. The vigorous shaking of the female Culo, as the deified backside is called in Latin America, is compulsory for perreo.	Young musicians tinkered with new beats, lyrics and vocals, inspired by Sean Paul, Bob Marley, Daddy Yankee or Don Omar to develop their own style: CUBATON.	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba		Social dance	solo	1990s			Cubaton, Raggaeton, Reggae, Dancehall, Hispanic Hip Hop, Rap, European Club music	Salsa	Afro-Caribbean	https://www.facebook.com/cubanfusion/posts/722349201176769/
36	Cumbia				Colombia		folkloric						Cumbia	South American	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbia	yes
37	Dancehall				Jamaica		Social dance						Dancehall	Afro-Caribbean		yes				Reggae
38	Danzón		The danzón allowed couples to dance even more closely together, thereby directing the movement toward fluid and soft sways. The closeness of partners in the ballroom position, the swaying hips, and the minimal use of floor space created the danzón’s characteristic look: a couple would be no more than 4 inches (about 10 cm) apart, dance on a single floor tile (ladrillo), and slide the entire foot on the floor for a small step (about 2 inches [5 cm]). The dance structure alternated between the basic step and paseos or descansos (rests), which allowed the dancers a moment to stop, listen to the orchestra, converse, and watch others at the gathering.	The first Cuban danzón is credited to Cuban cornet player Miguel Faílde, who composed “Las Alturas de Simpson” (1879; “Simpson Heights”).	Cuba		Social dance	closed-couple	1890s	Waltz, Schottische, Polka					https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance/The-Caribbean
39	Dembow				Jamaica								Reggaeton	Afro-Caribbean					reggaeton, dancehall
40	Discofox						Social dance						Discofox	European		yes	yes	no			2/4 or 4/4
41	Dominican Bachata				Dominican Republic		Social dance						Bachata	Afro-Caribbean			yes	no
42	East Coast Swing						Ballroom/Latin						Latin	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
43	East Coast Swing				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
44	Electric Boogaloo												Street dance	Afro-American					Funk
45	Finnish Tango												Tango	South American
46	Flamenco				Spain		Performance dance						Flamenco	European		yes
47	Forró				Brazil		Social dance						Forró	Afro-Caribbean	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forr%C3%B3	yes	yes
48	Foxtrot	Slow Fox					Ballroom/Standard						Ballroom	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
49	Funk Carioca	favela funk, baile funk					Social dance						Street dance	Afro-American					Funk
50	Galliard						Social dance	open-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
51	Garba				India								Indian Folk Dance	Indian
52	Ghoomar				India								Indian Folk Dance	Indian
53	Grinding												Reggaeton	Afro-Caribbean					reggaeton
54	Guaguancó	Rumba Guaguanco, Cuban rumba, Afro Cubano	Guaguancó places the man and woman in opposition, as they circle each other in symbolic sexual play. The dance is characterized by the vacunao, a hip-thrusting gesture by the man toward his partner; to avoid his advances, the woman must immediately turn away from him or use her skirts to cover her pelvic area.		Afro-Cuban		Folkloric dance	solo			Cuban rumba		Salsa	Afro-Caribbean	https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance/The-Caribbean		yes
55	Hand Dancing				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
56	High Heels	heels			USA								High Heels	American		yes
57	Hip Hop				US		Social dance						Street dance	Afro-American			no	yes
58	House				USA								House	American		yes
59	Indian Classical Dance												Indian	Indian		yes
60	Indian Folk Dance				India								Indian Folk Dance	Indian		yes
61	Jazz				US		Performance dance						Swing	Afro-American
62	Jig	port-cruinn			England		Folk dance						Jig	European			no	yes
63	Jive						Ballroom/Latin						Latin	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
64	Jive				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
65	K-Pop	korea, korean			South Korea								K-Pop	Asian		yes
66	Kathak				India								Indian Classical Dance	Indian
67	Kathakali				India								Indian Classical Dance	Indian
68	Krump	Krumping			US								Street dance	Afro-American
69	Kuchipudi				India								Indian Classical Dance	Indian
70	Kuduru												Kizomba	African
71	Lambada				Brazil		Social dance						Lambada	South American		yes	yes	no	forró, salsa, merengue, maxixe, carimbó
72	Lancer						Social dance	interdependent-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
73	Lavani				India								Indian Folk Dance	Indian
74	Lindy Hop				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no	jazz, tap, breakaway, charleston
75	Locking												Street dance	Afro-American					Funk
76	Mambo			The mambo was made popular by the Cuban musician Pérez Prado and developed in the 1940s as a marriage between son and swing.	Cuba		Social dance	closed-couple	1940s	Son		Swing	Salsa	Afro-Caribbean	https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance/The-Caribbean		yes
77	Manipuri				India								Indian Classical Dance	Indian
78	Maxixe	Brazilian tango					Social dance						Maxixe	Afro-Brazilian			yes	no		choro
79	Merengue				Dominican Republic		Social dance						Merengue	Afro-Caribbean		yes	yes
80	Minuet						Social dance	open-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
81	Modern				Germany, US		Performance dance						Ballet	European
82	Modern Jive				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
83	Mohiniyattam				India								Indian Classical Dance	Indian
84	Moonwalk												Street dance	Afro-American					Popping
85	Odissi				India								Indian Classical Dance	Indian
86	Pachanga		"A happy-go-lucky dance" of Cuban origin with a Charleston flavor due to the double bending and straightening of the knees. It is danced on the downbeat of four-four time to the usual mambo offbeat music characterized by the charanga instrumentation of flutes, violins, and drums.		Cuba		Social dance	solo	1950s	Charleston		Son montuno, Merengue, Mambo	Salsa	Afro-Caribbean	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachanga		yes
87	Pasodoble						Ballroom/Latin						Latin	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
88	Pavane						Social dance	open-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
89	Perreo	Sandungueo											Reggaeton	Afro-Caribbean					reggaeton
90	Pole Dancing				US		Performance dance						Pole Dancing	American		yes
91	Polka						Social dance	closed-couple	18xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
92	Popping												Street dance	Afro-American						Funk
93	Quadrille						Social dance	interdependent-couple	16xx						https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance#ref279309
94	Quickstep						Ballroom/Standard						Ballroom	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
95	Rasleela				India								Indian Folk Dance	Indian
96	Reggaeton						Social dance						Reggaeton	Afro-Caribbean		yes	yes
97	Rhumba						Ballroom/Latin						Latin	International	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballroom_dance
98	Robot	mannequin											Street dance	Afro-American					Popping
99	Rock and Roll				US		Social dance						Swing	Afro-American			yes	no
100	Rueda de Casino				Cuba	fun	Social dance	interdependent-couple	1980s	Casino			Salsa	Afro-Caribbean	https://www.britannica.com/art/Latin-American-dance/The-Caribbean		yes