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beguine
music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
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bolero
music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
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carioca
music composed for dancing the carioca
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conga
music composed for dancing the conga
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flamenco
guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco
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gavotte
music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
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habanera
music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
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hornpipe
music for dancing the hornpipe
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gigue, jig
music in three-four time for dancing a jig
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landler
music in triple time for dancing the landler
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mazurka
music composed for dancing the mazurka
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minuet
a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite
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paso doble
music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights
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pavan, pavane
music composed for dancing the pavane
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polka
music performed for dancing the polka
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quadrille
music for dancing the quadrille
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reel
music composed for dancing a reel
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rhumba, rumba
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
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samba
music composed for dancing the samba
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saraband
music composed for dancing the saraband
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tango
music written in duple time for dancing the tango
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tarantella
music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
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techno
a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals
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waltz
music composed in triple time for waltzing
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rag, ragtime
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
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jazz
a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
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kwela
a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments
