| Abstract Dance | a work without a plot made of dance movements with a mood or theme |
| Allemande | 18th centery dance, mozart time |
| ballet | began in france in the 1700s, classical dance with rules and structure |
| arkansas traveler | an old time barn dance that tells of a salesman who came from arkansas |
| ballroom dances | social dances performed by couples some include the fox trot, waltz, tango, rumba, swing, mombo, samba, and cha-cha |
| boogie woogie | african-american jazz dance, knees together hips sway, while walking |
| bunny hop | hopping like a bunny in conga line |
| can can | originated in 1830s france, in 1844 it had become a raucous dance |
| charleston | 1920s dance where you flick your feet, used in many musicals |
| clogging | freestyle dance origanating in blue ridge montains, stomping and tap step |
| conga | african-cuban dance in 2/4 time, chain dance |