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    There are many types of dance that originate from different cultures around the world. Some of the main dance types discussed in the document include ballet, ballroom, contemporary, tap, hip hop, Bollywood, and ballet. Ballet originated in Renaissance Italy and is a very technical dance performed to classical music. Ballroom refers to standard dances like the waltz, tango, and foxtap that were developed in England. Contemporary dance draws on modern techniques while departing from classical forms.

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    There are many types of dance that originate from different cultures around the world. Some of the main dance types discussed in the document include ballet, ballroom, contemporary, tap, hip hop, Bollywood, and ballet. Ballet originated in Renaissance Italy and is a very technical dance performed to classical music. Ballroom refers to standard dances like the waltz, tango, and foxtap that were developed in England. Contemporary dance draws on modern techniques while departing from classical forms.

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    There are many types of dance that originate from different cultures around the world. Some of the main dance types discussed in the document include ballet, ballroom, contemporary, tap, hip hop, Bollywood, and ballet. Ballet originated in Renaissance Italy and is a very technical dance performed to classical music. Ballroom refers to standard dances like the waltz, tango, and foxtap that were developed in England. Contemporary dance draws on modern techniques while departing from classical forms.

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    Dance

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    Sarah Kathrina Song
    There are many types of dance that originate from different cultures around the world. Some of the main dance types discussed in the document include ballet, ballroom, contemporary, tap, hip hop, Bollywood, and ballet. Ballet originated in Renaissance Italy and is a very technical dance performed to classical music. Ballroom refers to standard dances like the waltz, tango, and foxtap that were developed in England. Contemporary dance draws on modern techniques while departing from classical forms.

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    Introduction

    Types of dance

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    Introduction
    Dance is the rhythmic and musical
    movement of the body, a form of an
    expression and social interaction.

    Dance can embody or


    express ideas, emotions
    or tell a story
    Ballet

    Bollywood Ballroom

    Types of
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    B a The earliest remnants of ballet began in Renaissance
    Italy. The words “ballet” and “ball” are derived from the
    Italian word Ballare which means “to dance.

    Pointe shoes are worn to


    This type of dance is very technical, lengthen the dancer’s
    requiring years of training and usually body line
    performed to classical music.
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    Ballroom dance usually refers to the
    Ballroom
    International Standard and International Latin
    style dances . These styles were developed in
    England, and are now regulated by the World
    Dance Council (WDC).
    Dances included in ballroom are:
    • Waltz (International Standard)
    • Viennese (International Standard)
    • Tango (International Standard)
    • Foxtrot (International Standard)
    • Quickstep (International Standard)
    • Samba (International Latin)
    • Chacha (International Latin)
    • Rumba (International Latin)
    • Jive (International Latin)
    • Paso Doble (International Latin)
    Contemporary
    Contemporary dance is a genre of concert
    dance that employs systems and methods
    found in modern dance and postmodern
    dance.

    Contemporary dance draws on modern dance


    techniques and newer philosophies of movement
    that depart from classical dance techniques by
    omitting structured form and movement.
    Tap dance is a form of dance
    characterized by a tapping sound that is
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    created from metal plates that are
    attached to both the ball and heel of the
    dancer's shoe.

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    primarily danced to hip-hop

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    part of hip-hop culture.

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