Dance at a Glance

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Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or choreographed. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value.
Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.
Other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality, including martial arts, gymnastics, cheerleading, figure skating, synchronised swimming, marching bands, and many other forms of athletics.

Types of Dance Styles

• Ballet
  

  Ballet is an extremely disciplined and artistic dance form, performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures.
  Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes. It is a discipline that takes YEARS to perfect, & not many dancers can do it or are cut out for the pain that comes with standing on your toes (en pointe!)

  

• Ballroom Dance
  

  

  There are TEN different styles of ballroom dance; 5 Latin and 5 Ballroom. They are as follows:

  Latin Dance Styles	Ballroom Dance Styles
  Cha Cha	Waltz
  Rumba	Tango
  Jive	Foxtrot
  Paso Doble	Viennese Waltz
  Samba	Quickstep

• Commercial Styles of Dance

  

  This category really encompasses any other styles that are not latin/ballroom or ballet, and are much more commercially viable.
  These include anything from Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Acrobatics, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and even fusions of the styles. You can see these styles frequently in music videos, on TV Shows like So You Think You Can Dance, World of Dance,other Talent competitions, Broadway, and on large stages and productions--think Superbowl, major league sports halftime shows, cheerleading, and even gymnastics (a lot of floor routines are choreographed by dancers--same goes for figure skaters now as well!)