To access the individual pages showing the dances, use the buttons immediately below. The most obvious is the use of a standard set of terminology among the various dance forms. Another common thread is the enjoyment of dancing in cooperation with other people. Being part of a team. Pattern dancing is important part of that.
Someone sets the pattern or steps of the dance.
In square dancing the pattern is determined by the caller and varies constantly. In the prompted dance forms, the choreography is usually preset and named and does not vary during each dance. In round dance mixers and line dance mixers the emphasis may be more on footwork, but the pattern is still there. The end goal to to have fun dancing together. The idea behind 'community dancing' is that the dancer needs to have very little training to have all this fun.