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A Chinese dance. Dance in China is a highly varied art form, consisting of many modern and traditional dance genres. The dances cover a wide range, from folk dances to performances in opera and ballet, and may be used in public celebrations, rituals, and ceremonies.
2013 video of square dancing in Shenzhen. In the People's Republic of China, square dancing or plaza dancing (simplified Chinese: 广场舞; traditional Chinese: 廣場舞; pinyin: guǎngchǎng wǔ; lit. 'public square dance'), is an exercise routine performed to music in squares, plazas or parks of the nation's cities.
Errenzhuan (simplified Chinese: 二人转; traditional Chinese: 二人轉; pinyin: Èrrénzhuàn, lit. "two-people rotation") is a genre of musical theater and folk dance from Northeast China, usually involving two performers (one male and one female).
"Chinese fan dance") Han [1] –Present Han Chinese Shuixiuwu (水袖舞; lit. "Water sleeve dance") Zhou –Present Han Chinese Wulong (舞龙; lit. "Dragon dance") or Long wu (龍舞) [4] Han [1] –Present Han Chinese Wushi (舞狮) or Shiziwu (獅子舞) [4] Southern Lion dance Present Han Chinese Northern Lion dance Present Heavenly Tower ...
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Some dances have a pattern known as such: "triple step". In some other dances it is referred to as the shuffle step. Some triple steps are performed in a chassé-like manner: "side step, together, side step". The "cha-cha chassé" is an example of this kind of a triple step. In some other cases the steps may be done in place.
Sanding, also known as sand jigging or sand dancing, is a type of dance performed as a series of slides and shuffles on a sand-strewn floor. In some instances, the sand is spread across an entire stage. In other cases, it is kept in a box that the dancer stays in throughout the dance.
The Melbourne shuffle is a rave dance that developed in Melbourne, Australia, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The dance moves involve a fast heel-and-toe movement or T-step, combined with a variation of the running man coupled with a matching arm action. [ 1 ]