# 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.

## American

Most popular styles: tap, lyrical, and jazz
* Cakewalk
* Patting juba
* Stepping
* Tap dancing
* Jazz dance
* Moonwalk (dance)

## Belly dance

* Belly dance
* Raqs Sharqi
* Turkish belly dance
* Oriental fusion
* Tribal belly dance
* American tribal fusion
* Saidi
* Kawleeya
* Khaleeji
* Baladi
* Dabkeh
* Romani dance
* Bharat Natyam
* Odissi

## Ceremonial dance

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

## Disco / Soul dance

* Bird
* Boogaloo and Electric boogaloo (Electric boogie)
* 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

* Bogo lelo dance
* Contact improvisation
* Dance improvisation
* Ecstatic dance
* Free dance
* Fusion dance
* Interpretive dance
* Modern dance

## Historical dance

* Ballet
* Baroque dance
* Medieval dance
* Regency dance
* Renaissance dance
* Ultapulta dance
* Highland 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
** Breakdancing
** Cabbage patch dance
** Cat Daddy
** Dougie
** Electric boogaloo
** Gangsta Walking
** Harlem shake
** Jerkin'
** Locking
** Popping
** Turfing
** Uprock
** Tutting
* House dance
** Footwork
** Vogue
** Electro dance
** Melbourne Shuffle
** Flexing
** Jumpstyle
** Krumping
** Litefeet
** Lyrical hip-hop
** Robot dance
** Jaywalk
** majorette

## 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

## Other

* Acrobatic dance
* Bhangra
* Bollywood dance
* Calypso
* Concert dance
* Contemporary dance
* Fire dance
* Flamenco
* Flying Men dance
* Ice dance
* K-pop
* Liturgical dance
* Lyrical dance
* Pole dance
* Rhythmic gymnastics
* Vintage dance
* Wuju