- Topic outline of dance
:"For a more comprehensive list, see the
List of dance topics ."Dance generally refers tohuman movement (the motion ofhuman beings) either used as a form ofexpression or presented in asocial , spiritual orperformance 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 andmoral constraints and range from functional movement (such asFolk dance ) to codified,virtuoso techniques such asballet .The following topic outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to dance:
Essence of dance
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 amonground dance s, and certainly "participation dances" can involve tango mixers. One might remember that at times it was a forbiddenerotic 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.Dance categories by number of interacting dancers
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Solo dance -Partner dance -Group dance Dance categories by main purpose
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Ceremonial dance - -Erotic dance -Participation dance -Performance dance -Social dance -Concert dance History of dance
Dance technique
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Choreography - Connection -Dance move s - Lead and follow - Musicality -Dance theory Dance topics
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Dance etiquette -History of dance -Dance in mythology and religion -Dance in film -Dance music -Dance and health -Dance and society -Dance notation -Dance science Dancers
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List of dancers -List of dance personalities Glossaries
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Glossary of partner dance terms -Glossary of dance moves -Musical terminology -Glossary of ballet terms Dance-related lists
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List of ballroom and social dance albums
*List of dance organizations
*List of dance style categories
*List of dance topics
*List of dance wikibooks
*General index list of dances
*List of DanceSport dances
*List of folk dances sorted by origin
*List of New York City Ballet repertory
*List of novelty and fad dances
*See also
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Arts -Dance -Dance film -Dance music -Hobby -Music -Musical film -Musical terminology -Performing arts -Recreation External links
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17289 Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D.] from
Project Gutenberg
* [http://www.dancemuseum.org/ United States National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame]
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