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Many states of the United States have adopted official dances as one of their state symbols.The practice has extended to U.S. territories and Washington, D.C. [1]. Starting in the 1970s, many states adopted square dance as their state dance, the result of a campaign by square dancers to make it the national dance.
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
Pages in category "American folk dances" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Buck dancing; C.
The United States of America is the home of the hip hop dance, swing, tap dance and its derivative Rock and Roll, and modern square dance (associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country—twenty three U.S. states have designated it as their official state dance or official folk dance) and one of the major centers for modern dance.
Dance in the United States — in the performing arts and American popular culture The main article for this category is dance in the United States . Subcategories
United States: No national dance, swing and square dancing unofficially; see List of U.S. state dances; hoop dance, Grass dance, jingle dance, Fancy dance and Native American tribal dance styles dominate in areas populated by Native American tribes. Uruguay: Tango, Pericón, Candombe: Uzbekistan: Lazgi, Tanovar: Venezuela: Joropo: Virgin ...
This is a list of folk music traditions, with styles, dances, instruments and other related topics. The term folk music can not be easily defined in a precise manner; it is used with widely varying definitions depending on the author, intended audience and context within a work.
American folk dances (3 C, 12 P) Asian folk dances (4 C, 11 P) E. European folk dances (16 C, 55 P) L. Latin American folk dances (1 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Folk ...