Types of Dancing Worksheet

an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures
a dance performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, characterized by rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels
a popular dance, considered as part of the tradition or custom of a particular people
a folk dance in which couples face each other in two lines or a square
dancing in which solo dancers perform acrobatics that involve touching various parts of the body (such as the back or head) to the ground
a vigorous rhythmic dance style of the Andalusian Gypsies
a ballroom dance in 4/4 time, with alternation of two slow and two quick steps.
a dance in triple time performed by a couple who as a pair turn rhythmically around and around as they progress around the dance floor
a ballroom dance originating in Buenos Aires, characterized by marked rhythms and postures and abrupt pauses
a fast dance popular in the 1940s, performed chiefly to swing music.