Social dance

dances that were danced to traditional folk festivals and in traditional societies and are still been danced

dance form

traditional festival in Brittany

American dance

group of dances tied to jazz

style of dance done in a circle with rhythm instruments and singing

folk dance with mixed European origins, featuring long lines of couples

Indian folk dance that originated from the state of Gujarat

thumb|The Cotillion Dance by James Caldwall (1771) thumb|Cotillion dance-figure|figures demonstrated in the Festsaal, [[Hofburg, Vienna, in 2008]]

dance for four couples (eight dancers) arranged in a square

participatory dance focused on human interaction

thumb|255px|Chotis Madrileño August 2017

musical genre and accompanying social dance originating at the end of the 19th century in the suburbs of Buenos Aires and Montevideo

thumb|right|Finnish humppa band Eläkeläiset on stage

thumb|Kolomyika by Teodor Axentowicz thumb|Notes of a typical kolomyika tune

dancesport adapted for participants in wheelchairs

southeast Asian dance

slotted dance that originated in USA in the 50's

coordinated dancing of two partners

Gandrung (; Osing: ; ; ) is a traditional dance from Indonesia. Gandrung has many variations and is popular in Bali, Lombok, and Eastern Java among the Balinese, Sasak, and Javanese (especially the Osing Javanese). The most popular variation is gandrung from the Banyuwangi region in the eastern peninsula of Java; thus, the city is often referred to as Kota Gandrung, or "the city of gandrung". Originally a ritual dance dedicated to the goddess of rice and fertility, Dewi Sri, it is currently performed as a social dance of courtship and love in communal and social events, or as a tourist attract

dance rhythm and type of dance

Balfolk (from French: , meaning a folk ball) is a dance event for folk dance and folk music in a number of European countries, mainly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Poland. It is also known as folk bal.

Discofox or disco fox is a social partner dance which evolved in Europe in the mid-1970s as a rediscovery of the dance hold in the improvisational disco dance scene dominated by solo dancing, approximately at the same time when the hustle emerged in the United States. Both dances were greatly influenced by Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. In various regions, it is also known under different names: disco hustle, swing fox, disco swing, and rock fox.

type of dance

Dhalo is a popular ritual folk dance form Goa, India. The dance is performed by women and serves as a prayer of protection for their households. The songs to which the dance is performed are usually sung in Konkani language or Marathi. The themes of such songs are commonly religious or social in nature. It is conducted over a period of 1 week in the month of Pousha at the onset of winter. On the final day women dress up elaborately and draw caricatures of men.

thumb|A hambo being danced at a contra dance in Massachusetts, U.S. The hambo is a traditional dance that originated in Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a couple dance in time, danced to music played with a strong accent on the first beat and a tempo that varies from moderate to fast (100 to 120 beats per minute). The hambo is a dance with a fixed pattern and tunes almost always have a corresponding eight measure structure.

Xote () is a Brazilian music genre and dance with a binary or quaternary rhythm. It is the local equivalent of the German schottische. Xote is a common type of forró dancing.

social gathering at which people dance

thumb|Couples dancing Swedish bugg Bugg is a common dance style in Sweden and is very popular on the dance floors when dansbands play. Bugg is a dance in time and performed at different paces (120–180 beats per minute). Bugg is a partner dance and follows certain basic rules, but is essentially improvised, with one partner following the other's lead. Acrobatic moves are not allowed on national or international dance competitions. Swedish bugg belongs to the swing dance family and closely resembles modern jive.

dance genre originating in parts of the United States

type of dance

large dance event

dance held in the summer or autumn in the afternoon

Sokkie is a style of dance that is unique to Southern Africa and popular mostly with Afrikaners. It is also a type of ballroom dance.