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jitterbug
a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
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lindy, lindy hop
an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
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fandango
a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
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flamenco, gypsy dancing
a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet
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gavotte
an old formal French dance in quadruple time
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habanera
a Cuban dance in duple time
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shag
a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
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shimmy
lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
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stomp
a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
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tarantella, tarantelle
a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
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twist
social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
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ballroom dance, ballroom dancing
any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
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folk dance, folk dancing
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
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farandole
a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures
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beguine
a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
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carioca
a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
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cha-cha, cha-cha-cha
a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips
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one-step
an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot
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fox-trot, foxtrot
a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
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two-step
a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps
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bunny hug
a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US
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Charleston
an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
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conga
a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
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cotilion, cotillion
a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
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minuet
a stately court dance in the 17th century
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paso doble
a ballroom dance in fast duple time
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quickstep
a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
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rhumba, rumba
a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
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samba
a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
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round dance, round dancing
a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement
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tango
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
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valse, waltz
a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
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mazurka
a Polish national dance in triple time
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polka
a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
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morris dance, morris dancing
any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume
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sword dance, sword dancing
any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
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hornpipe
a British solo dance performed by sailors
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jig
any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
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contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
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ring dance, round dance
a folk dance; dancers form a circle
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rhumba, rumba
a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement