# Concert dance > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Concert_dance > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Concert_dance.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_dance > Source revision: 1332714891 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Type of dance "Dance theater" and "Dance theatre" redirect here. For the 20th-century German style, see [Tanztheater](/source/Tanztheater). Ballet dancers executing *grand jetés* during a concert dance performance. **Concert dance** (also known as **performance dance** or **theatre dance** in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)) is [dance](/source/Dance) performed for an [audience](/source/Audience). It is frequently performed in a theatre setting, though this is not a requirement, and it is usually [choreographed](/source/Choreography) and performed to set music. By contrast, [social dance](/source/Social_dance) and [participation dance](/source/Participation_dance) may be performed without an audience and, typically, these dance forms are neither choreographed nor danced to set music, though there are exceptions. For example, some [ceremonial dances](/source/Folk_dance) and [baroque dances](/source/Baroque_dance) blend concert dance with participation dance by having participants assume the role of performer or audience at different moments. ## Forms Many dance styles are principally performed in a concert dance context, including these: - **[Ballet](/source/Ballet)** originated as courtroom dance in Italy, then flourished in France and Russia before spreading across Europe and abroad. Over time, it became an academic discipline taught in schools and institutions. Amateur and professional troupes formed, bringing ballet from the courts to the theater and making it one of the most widely performed concert dance styles today. - **[Modern dance](/source/Modern_dance) and [contemporary dance](/source/Contemporary_dance)** emerged largely as 20th century offshoot of traditional ballet technique; although modern and contemporary dance have each evolved their own quality of movement, sharing only a portion of their common repertoire of techniques, both of the newer genres continue to be performed primarily in a concert/theatre hall setting. - **[Acrobatic dance](/source/Acro_dance)** emerged in the United States and Canada in the early 1900s as one of the types of acts performed in [vaudeville](/source/Vaudeville). Acro dance has evolved significantly since then, with dance movements now founded in ballet technique. From its inception, acro dance has been a concert dance form. - **[Classical Indian dance](/source/Classical_Indian_dance)** originated in temples in India. After the [Indian independence movement](/source/Indian_independence_movement) (1947 to 1950), dance became a university subject, dance schools appeared for the first time, and classical Indian dance became a concert dance form performed in theaters. - **[Classical Persian dance](/source/Classical_Persian_dance)** was elevated to an art form during the [Qajar dynasty](/source/Qajar_dynasty) (1795 to 1925). It was performed in the royal court of the [Shah](/source/Shah) and it remained there and among the elite and bourgeois families until the 20th century. Since then, it has evolved into its modern-day form and become a widely performed concert dance style. **Others** - [Belly dance](/source/Belly_dance) - [Bharatanatyam](/source/Bharatanatyam) - [Eurythmy](/source/Eurythmy) - [Hip hop dance](/source/Hip_hop_dance) - [Japanese traditional dance](/source/Japanese_traditional_dance) - [Jazz dance](/source/Jazz_dance) - [Tap dance](/source/Tap_dance) - [Wuju](/source/Wuju) ## In the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, **theatre dance** is a common term used to indicate a range of performance dance disciplines. It is widely used in reference to the teaching of dance. The UK has a number of dance training and examination boards, with the majority[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] having a separate branch dedicated to theatre dance, with codified syllabi in each technique. Many dance teachers and schools worldwide, prepare their pupils for dance examinations and qualifications with a UK-based organisation, with notable examples including the [Royal Academy of Dance](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dance), the [Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing](/source/Imperial_Society_of_Teachers_of_Dancing) and the [International Dance Teachers Association](/source/International_Dance_Teachers_Association). All UK theatre dance organisations are consistent in offering [classical ballet](/source/Classical_ballet), [tap](/source/Tap_dance) and [modern](/source/Modern_dance) or [jazz](/source/Jazz_dance) as their core theatre branch subjects[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]. Many also offer 'theatre craft' or 'stage dance', which is devised to reflect the choreography seen in [musical theatre](/source/Musical_theatre). ## See also - [List of dance style categories](/source/List_of_dance_style_categories) ## Notes ## References - Adams, D.(1999) *Making the Connection: A Comparison of Dance in the Concert Versus Worship Setting*. Sharing NYC. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-941500-51-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-941500-51-9) - Carter, A. (1998) *The Routledge Dance Studies Reader*. Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-415-16447-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-415-16447-8) ## External links - Media related to [Concert dance](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Concert_dance) at Wikimedia Commons v t e Dance Index Outline List of dances List of dancers Participation Solo Partner close embrace closed position open position slow dance circle contra line round square Social Competitive Concert Ecstatic Erotic Go go dance Grinding Hoochie coochie Lap dance Neo-Burlesque Pole dance Striptease Table dance Twerking Folk Dance crazes Sacred Street War Styles Acro Ballet Ballroom formation waltz Belly Boogaloo Breaking Contemporary Country–western Flamenco Hip-hop Historical Jazz Latin Lyrical Modern Polka Postmodern Swing Tap Two-step Technique Ballet Choreography Connection Dance theory Graham Lead and follow Moves glossary Musicality Pointe Pole Sequence Spotting Turnout Turns Regional (national dances) Africa Albania Arab Armenia Assyrian Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Bulgaria Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Cameroon Canada China Croatia Cuba Denmark Europe Faroe Islands Georgia Greece Haiti Hungary India Indonesia Bali Java Sunda Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kiribati Korea Kurdish Malaysia Mexico Middle East Nepal Netherlands Nicaragua Peru Philippines Poland Kujawiak Pontic Greek Romani Russia Serbia Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey Ukraine United States African-American Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Wallis and Futuna Zimbabwe Related Dance and disability Dance and health Dance awards Dance costume Dance education Dance etiquette Dance music Dance notation Dance in film Dance in mythology and religion Dance occupations Dance on television Dance research Dance science Dance technology Dance troupe Dancing mania History of dance Women in dance Authority control databases: National Czech Republic --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Concert dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_dance) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_dance?action=history)). 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