List of basic dance topics
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Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. Choreography is the art of making dances, and the person who does this is called a choreographer. Definitions of what constitutes dance are dependent on social, cultural, aesthetic, artistic and moral constraints and range from functional movement (such as Folk dance) to codified, virtuoso techniques such as ballet. Basic topics in dance include:
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[edit] Nature of dance
- Main article: Dance
[edit] Dance categories
The categories below are not mutually exclusive. For example, tango is doubtless a partner dance. While it is mostly social dance, its ballroom form may be competitive dance, especially within DanceSport. At the same time it is enjoyed as performance dance, whereby it may well be a solo dance. There are tangos among round dances, and certainly participation dances can involve tango mixers. One might remember that at times it was a forbidden erotic dance. Finally, some try to trace its roots to African ceremonial dances. Not to say that tango dance reaches beyond these categories: into ice dancing, burlesque and more.
[edit] Dance categories by number of interacting dancers
[edit] Dance categories by main purpose
- Ceremonial dance
- Competitive dance
- Erotic dance
- Participation dance
- Performance dance
- Social dance
- Concert dance
[edit] History of dance
- Main article: History of dance
[edit] Dance technique
[edit] Dance topics
- Dance etiquette
- History of dance
- Dance in mythology and religion
- Dance in film
- Dance music
- Dance personalia
- Dance and health
- Dance and society
- Dance notation
--65.94.101.127 01:58, 16 February 2007 (UTC)Alexandra<33== Glossaries ==
- Glossary of partner dance terms
- Glossary of dance moves
- Musical terminology
- Glossary of ballet terms
[edit] Dance-related lists
- Main article: List of dance topics
- General index list of dances
- List of dance topics
- List of dance style categories
- List of DanceSport dances
- List of folk dances sorted by origin
- List of novelty and fad dances
- List of dance organizations
- List of quotations about dance
- List of ballroom and social dance albums
- List of dance wikibooks
[edit] See also
- Arts
- Dance
- Dance film
- Dance music
- Hobby
- Music
- Musical film
- Musical terminology
- Performing arts
- Recreation
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