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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. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Performance dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where performance is the primary focus of the dancing. ... Performance dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where performance is the primary focus of the dancing. ... An audience is a group of people who participate in and experience or encounter a work of art, literature, theatre, music or academics in any medium. ... Social dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focuses of the dancing. ... Participation dance, also known as group-participation dance or audience participation dance, is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles based on purpose. ...

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 or audience at different times. breakdance Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic. ... Dance during the Baroque era in Europe was closely linked with Baroque art and Baroque music. ... Erotic dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is the stimulation or arousal of erotic or sexual thoughts or actions. ... This USPS stamp depicts an 80s breakdancer and a boombox. ...

Contrary to popular belief concert dance does not exclusively occur in the concert or theater setting. The category is only dependant on the presence of a non participating audience. This article is in need of attention. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) 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...

It should be noted that concert dance experienced the biggest exposure with development of mass culture during the second half of XX Century. Prominent postmodern artist Michael Jackson during his career choreographed and performed solo and group dance for over 17 million people, doing severals world tours and visiting up to hundred countries. Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... Postmodernity (also called post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is a term used by philosophers, social scientists, art critics and social critics to refer to aspects of contemporary art, culture, economics and social conditions that are the result of the unique features of late 20th century and early 21st century... Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958 [1] in Gary, Indiana), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actor, and philanthropist, who is known as either The King of Pop, due to his unparalleled success, or Wacko Jacko, a name concocted by the media. ...

Reference

• Adams, D.(1999) Making the Connection: A Comparison of Dance in the Concert Versus Worship Setting. Sharing NYC. ISBN 0941500519
• Carter, A. (1998) The Routledge Dance Studies Reader. Routledge. ISBN 0415164478

See also

• Participation dance
• Performance dance
• Social dance
• 20th century concert dance
• List of dance companies

• Dance basic topics
• List of dance style categories
• List of dances
• Ethnochoreology