List of dance styles
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
- 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
- Haka
- Kagura
- Ritual dances of China
- Sacred dance
- Cham dance
- Drametse Ngacham
- Khon
- Prophetic dance
- Rejang dance
- Sanghyang
- Sufi whirling
- Worship dance
Disco">Disco dance">Disco / Soul dance
- Bird
- Boogaloo and Electric boogaloo
- Boogie
- Boomerang
- Broadway
- Bump
- Bus stop
- Chicken
- Duck
- Waacking
- Fly
- Free step
- Hitch hike
- Horse
- Hurry Gurry
- Hustle
- Jerk
- Mashed Potato
- Monkey
- Penguin
- Philly dog
- Pony
- Popcorn
- Robot
- The Shake
- Shimmy
- Spank
- Watergate
- Watusi
Free and improvised dance
- 5Rhythms
- Bogo lelo dance
- Contact improvisation
- Dance improvisation
- Ecstatic dance
- Free dance
- Fusion dance
- Interpretive dance
- Modern dance
[Historical dance]
Latin dance / Rhythm
- American Rhythm
- * Bolero willy
- * East Coast Swing
- * Mambo
- * Rumba
- Bachata
- Cha Cha
- Corridos
- Cumbia
- Duranguense
- Forró
- International Latin
- * Argentine tango
- * Capoeira
- ** Maculelê
- * Danza
- * Jive
- * Merengue
- * Milonga
- * Reggaeton
- * Rumba
- ** Rueda
- * Salsa
- * Samba (ballroom dance)
- * Samba (Brazilian dance)
- * Samba de Gafieira
- * Zouk
- Lambada
- Pasodoble
- Quebradita
- Samba de roda
- Samba enredo
- Tejano dance
- Zapateado:
- * Zapateado (Mexico)
- * Zapateado (Spain)
[Novelty and fad dances]
- Animal dance
- Bossa Nova
- Bunny hop
- Conga line
- Freddie
- Frug
- Go-go
- Hitch hike
- Jitterbug
- Lambada
- Madison
- Mule
- Pony
- The Shake
- Swim
- Floss
- Turkey trot
- Twist
- Watusi
[Social dance]
- Country dance, Contra dance
- Participation dance
- * Solo dance
- * Partner dance
- ** Circle dance
- ** Line dance
- ** Round dance
- ** Square dance
- **Slow dance
[Street dance] / Electronic dance
- Hip-hop dance
- * Funk Styles
- ** Electric boogaloo
- ** Locking
- ** Popping
- ** Tutting
- ** Robot dance
- * Breakdancing
- * Uprock
- * Cabbage patch dance
- * Cat Daddy
- * Dougie
- * Gangsta Walking
- * Jerkin'
- * Turfing
- * Krumping
- * Harlem shake
- * Litefeet
- * Lyrical hip-hop
- Flexing
- Majorette
- House dance
- * Footwork
- * Electro dance
- * Melbourne Shuffle
- * Jumpstyle
- * Vogue
- Waacking
Swing dance">Swing (dance)">Swing dance
- Balboa
- Big Apple
- Black Bottom
- Blues dance
- Boogie-woogie
- Breakaway
- Bugg
- Carolina Shag
- Charleston
- Collegiate Shag
- East Coast Swing
- Hand dancing
- Hand Jive
- Jitterbug
- Jive
- Jumpin' Joe
- Leroc
- Lindy Hop
- Modern Jive
- Rock and Roll
- Single Swing
- Skip jive
- St. Louis Shag
- West Coast Swing
- Robert R Dance
- Western Swing