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Dance Styles

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In order to get the most out of dancing, both physically and emotionally, it is important to pick the style that will benefit you the most. Take a minute and look through different styles to figure out which one will suit you the best. There are a lot of styles and this article covers only the most popular and known, but don't restrict yourself to just these if you don't find the one for you - ...

Contemporary dance differs from more traditional dancing styles in one critical way: it is not bound or defined by set standards or styles; unlike practically every other 'formal' dance form. Its onus lies heavily on individual expression, and on total body movement. This ...

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Traditional Dance forms (often called Folk dances in the West) can be defined as any local dancing tradition, often strongly connected with local musical forms and/or local beliefs. They have their roots, like many cultural components, in humanity's prehistory, and have evolved and persisted over the subsequent millennia. A classic example from Britain ...

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Ballet may be one of the most complex dance forms in the world (ironic, given the word stems from the Greek word 'ballazo', which literally means 'to jump around') yet it persists in popularity and has since the 17th century. Its origins are regal, having its nascence in the formalised court dances of fifteenth and sixteenth century Italy. It was in Fr...