Contra Dance
Contra dance is a form of American folk dance in which the dancers form two parallel lines and perform a sequence of dance movements with different partners down the length of the line. Contra dances are relaxed with family-like atmospheres. The dancing i...

Rumba Dance
The Rumba is a dance that tells a story of love and passion between a strong, male lover and a coy, teasing woman. Full of sensual movements, the Rumba is considered by many to be the sexiest of the ballroom dances. "Rumba" is a term that refers to a vari...

Vogue Dance
Vogue or voguing is a highly stylized, modern house dance that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1980s. It gained mainstream exposure when it was featured in Madonna’s song and video "Vogue" (1990), and when showcased in the 1990 documentary...

Belly Dance
The term "belly dance" is a translation of the French "danse du ventre" which was applied to the dance in the Victorian era. It is something of a misnomer as every part of the body is involved in the dance; the most featured body part is usually the hips....

Contemporary Dance
Contemporary dance emerged in the 1950’s as a dance form combining elements of modern dance and classical ballet.[1] It can use elements from non-western dance cultures, such as African dancing with bent knees as a characteristic trait, and Butoh, Japanes...

Bollywood Dance
Hindi dance songs are now widely heard around the world. They first became popular among overseas Indians and were eventually discovered by others.[1] The filmi music and dances in Bollywood films are a synthesis of formal and folk Indian traditional mus...

Modern Dance
Modern dance was an early 20th-century dance form that emerged as expression of rebellion against classical ballet. Pioneering dancers of this period include Isadora Duncan, who thought ballet was ugly and meaningless gymnastics and Martha Graham, who saw...

Flamenco Dance
Flamenco (Spanish pronunciation: [flaˈmeŋko]) is a genre of Spanish music, song, and dance from Andalusia, in southern Spain, that includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance) and palmas (handclaps). First mentioned in literat...

Line Dance
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time...

Folk Dance
The term "folk dance" is sometimes applied to dances of historical importance in European culture and history; typically originated before 20th century. For other cultures the terms "ethnic dance" or "traditional dance" are sometimes used, although the la...