Social dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focuses of the dancing. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ...

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This compares to other major categories based on purpose: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3456x2304, 3743 KB) Summary Photographed by and copyright of (c) David Corby (User:Miskatonic, uploader) 2006 Licensing catagory:dancing File links The following pages link to this file: Dance Partner dance Social dance User:Miskatonic Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3456x2304, 3743 KB) Summary Photographed by and copyright of (c) David Corby (User:Miskatonic, uploader) 2006 Licensing catagory:dancing File links The following pages link to this file: Dance Partner dance Social dance User:Miskatonic Metadata This file contains additional information...

Ceremonial dance - Competitive dance - Erotic dance - Participation dance - Performance dance

Many social dances are partner dances. In fact, quite often when spoken about social dances, ballroom or other partner dances are kept in mind. However it is natural to include in this category such groups of dances as circle dances, line dances, novelty dances, or simply club dancing in solo. Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic. ... Competitive dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where competition is the primary focus of the dancing. ... 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. ... 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. ... Performance dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where performance is the primary focus of the dancing. ... Two people doing the Salsa. ... Circle dance, is the most common name for a style of dance usually done in a circle without partners to musical accompaniment. ... A line dance is a formation dance in which a group of people dance in a line formation or in lines, and they all execute the same dance moves individually. ... Fad dances are dances which are characterized by a short burst of popularity, while Novelty dances typically have a longer-lasting popularity based on their being characteristically humourous or humour-invoking, as well as the sense of uniqueness which they have. ... ...

• Ballroom dance
• Swing dance
• Club dance
• Country and Western dance
• Ethnic dance
• Folk dance
• Scottish country dance
• Square dance
• Street dance
• Tango

There may be aspects of any of the above dance forms that are either competitive or performance-oriented in nature. Ballroom dance, depending on how it is defined, may refer to a wide variety of partner dances. ... Swing is a group of related street dances, that evolved from Lindy Hop. ... See Ballroom dance In a wider sense, the term Nightclub dance, or Club dance, is used in the meaning of Disco dance (see Disco music). ... Country/western dance, also called Country and Western dance, encompasses many dance forms or styles, which are typically danced to country-western music, and which are stylistically associated with American country and/or western traditions. ... The following dance categories are closely related to each other: Folk dance Folk dance is a term used to encompass a large number of dances that tend to share the following attributes: They were originally danced in about the 19th century or earlier (or are, in any case, not currently... Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances that tend to share the following attributes: They were originally danced in about the 19th century or earlier (or are, in any case, not currently copyrighted); Their performance is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by... Scottish country dancing or SCD, as distinct from Old Tyme dancing, is very loosely governed throughout the world by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS). ... Square dance is a folk dance where four couples (eight dancers) begin and end each sequence in a square formation, with one couple on each side of a square. ... Street dance is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that were originally danced mostly at night clubs or outside in the streets, mainly because of their social nature that encourages performance and battles. ... Tango in the streets of Buenos Aires. ...

See also

• Dance basic topics
• List of dance style categories
• List of dances
• An American Ballroom Companion