List of dance styles

List of dance styles

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.

Belly dance

List of dance styles

• 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

List of dance styles

• Haka • Kagura • Ritual dances of China • Sacred dance • Cham dance • Drametse Ngacham • Khon • Prophetic dance • Rejang dance • Sanghyang • Sufi whirling • Worship dance

Free and improvised dance

List of dance styles

• 5Rhythms • Bogo lelo dance • Contact improvisation • Dance improvisation • Ecstatic dance • Free dance • Fusion dance • Interpretive dance • Modern dance

Historical dance

List of dance styles

• Ballet • Baroque dance • Medieval dance • Regency dance • Renaissance dance • Ultapulta dance • Highland dance

Social dance

List of dance styles

• Country dance, Contra dance • Participation dance • Solo dance • Partner dance • Circle dance • Line dance • Round dance • Square dance • Slow dance