{{Short description|none}} [[File:Mai Miyazaki - Coppelia, Swanilda-Prix de Lausanne 2010-16.jpg|thumb|A ballet dancer.]]
This is a '''list of dance categories''', different types, styles, or genres of dance.
For older and more region-oriented vernacular dance styles, see List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin.<!-- getting too big? Consider move or overlapping other categorisation? discuss on talk page -->
== Belly dance == *Belly dance *Raqs Sharqi *Turkish belly dance *Oriental fusion *Tribal belly dance *American tribal fusion *Saidi *Kawleeya *Khaleeji *Baladi *Dabkeh *Romani dance *Bharatanatyam *Odissi
== Ceremonial dances == * Haka * Kagura * Ritual dances of China * Sacred dance *Cham dance *Drametse Ngacham * Khon *Prophetic dance *Rejang dance *Sanghyang *Sufi whirling *Worship dance
== Disco / Soul dance == {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Bird * Boogaloo and Electric boogaloo (Electric boogie) * Boogie * Boomerang * Broadway * Bump * Bus stop * Chicken * Duck * Waacking * Fly * Free step * Hitch hike * Horse * Hurry Gurry * Hustle * Jerk * Mashed Potato * Monkey * Penguin * Philly dog * Pony * Popcorn<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-popcorn-mw0000849731 Popcorn] Retrieved 4 May 2023</ref> * Robot * The Shake * Shimmy * Spank * Watergate * Watusi {{div col end}}
== Free and improvised dance == * 5Rhythms * Bogo lelo dance * Contact improvisation * Dance improvisation * Ecstatic dance * Free dance * Fusion dance * Interpretive dance * Modern dance
== Historical dance == * Ballet * Baroque dance * Medieval dance * Regency dance * Renaissance dance * Ultapulta dance * Highland dance
== Latin dance / Rhythm == {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * American Rhythm ** Bolero willy ** East Coast Swing ** Mambo ** Rumba * Bachata * Cha Cha * Corridos * Cumbia * Duranguense * Forró * International Latin ** Argentine tango ** Capoeira *** Maculelê ** Danza ** Jive ** Merengue ** Milonga ** Reggaeton ** Rumba *** Rueda ** Salsa ** Samba (ballroom dance) ** Samba (Brazilian dance) ** Samba de Gafieira ** Zouk * Lambada * Pasodoble * Quebradita * Samba de roda * Samba enredo * Tejano dance * Zapateado: ** Zapateado (Mexico) ** Zapateado (Spain) {{div col end}}
== Novelty and fad dances == {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Animal dance * Bossa Nova * Bunny hop * Conga line * Freddie * Frug * <!-- Is "go-go dance" the same style, or meant differently? --> Go-go * Hitch hike * Jitterbug * Lambada * Madison * Mule * Pony * The Shake * Swim * Floss * Turkey trot * Twist * Watusi {{div col end}}
== Social dance == * Country dance, Contra dance * Participation dance ** Solo dance ** Partner dance *** Circle dance *** Line dance *** Round dance *** Square dance ***Slow dance
== Street dance / Electronic dance == {{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Hip-hop dance ** Funk Styles *** Electric boogaloo *** Locking *** Popping *** Tutting *** Robot dance ** Breakdancing ** Uprock ** Cabbage patch dance ** Cat Daddy ** Dougie ** Gangsta Walking ** Jerkin' ** Turfing ** Krumping ** Harlem shake ** Litefeet ** Lyrical hip-hop * Flexing * Majorette * House dance ** Footwork ** Electro dance ** Melbourne Shuffle ** Jumpstyle ** Vogue * Waacking
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== Swing dance == {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Balboa * Big Apple * Black Bottom * Blues dance * Boogie-woogie * Breakaway * Bugg * Carolina Shag * Charleston * Collegiate Shag * East Coast Swing * Hand dancing * Hand Jive * Jitterbug * Jive * Jumpin' Joe * Leroc * Lindy Hop * Modern Jive * Rock and Roll * Single Swing * Skip jive * St. Louis Shag * West Coast Swing * Robert R Dance * Western Swing {{div col end}}
== Other == {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Acrobatic dance * Bhangra * Broadway dance * Calypso * Competitive dance * Concert dance * Contemporary dance * Dance squad * Fire dance * Flamenco * Flying Men dance * Ice dance * K-pop * Liturgical dance * Lyrical dance * Nordic Folkdance * Pole dance * Rhythmic gymnastics * Vintage dance * Wuju {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
* Carter, A. (1998) ''The Routledge Dance Studies Reader''. Routledge. {{ISBN|0-415-16447-8}} * Sharp, C. J. (1924) ''The dance; an historical survey of dancing in Europe''. Rowman and Littlefield. {{ISBN|0-87471-105-3}} * Thomas, H. (2003) ''The Body, Dance and Cultural Theory''. Palgrave Macmillan. {{ISBN|0-333-72432-1}} * Feliksdal, B (2003) ''Modern Tap Dance'', {{ISBN|90-807699-2-4}} Bekebooks * Feliksdal, B (2004) Jazz Dance Syllabus ''Jazz, Rhythm, Body and Soul''. {{ISBN|90-807699-4-0}} Bekebooks. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Flamenco * Feliksdal, B (2009) ''Urban Dance-Jazzdans'', {{ISBN|978-90-807699-6-0}} Bekebooks. Amsterdam, Netherlands * Shipter Fan, B (2009) "Urban Dance-Jazzdans", Bekebooks. Amsterdam, Netherlands
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