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Create a space and dance! Dance is a form of art and can be defined, in a basic sense, as being a continuous and mentally organized sequence of (body) movements containing an expressive character.
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Dance on TV

If you could be in one show:

Which one would you pick?

 

Movie/How-to Companions

Great videos on Hip Hop, Bollywood, Free Style, Ballroom, Latin dances, and Dance History

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Step Up - Tatum, Channing.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE STEP
ISBN: 9780788872280
Tyler is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore¹s tracks. The only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending an elite school of dance in Baltimore. The only thing standing in the way of her brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora¹s attention. With sparks flying on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined.

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The Bollywood dance workout
Call Number: DVD 613.715 BOLLYWOOD
ISBN: 9781569388877
A program that combines dancing for fun and fitness with sexy, hip bhangra music and dance brings serious cardio, sculpting, and stretching when learning the basic moves inspired by India's movie musicals.

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Strictly ballroom
Call Number: DVD MOVIE STRICTLY
ISBN: 0788832077
A young ballroom dancing champion breaks the rules and defies convention when he uses new steps and moves, all of which please the crowds but anger other ballroom dancers.

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Stomp the yard
Call Number: DVD MOVIE STOMP
ISBN: 1424827108
After the death of his younger brother D.J., a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles, is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. His efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he discovers 'stepping, ' a traditional dance performed by African-American fraternities. He soon finds himself in the middle of a fierce rivalry between the top two campus fraternities. Both want and need D.J.'s fierce street-style dance moves to win the highly coveted national step show competition.

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Dancetime DVD! : 500 years of social dance. / Volume I, 15th-19th centuries [videorecording] / Dance
Call Number: DVD 793.3 DANCETIME
ISBN: 0966207483
DANCETIME DVD! 500 Years of Social Dance: Volume I Has greatly expanded the content of the popular video set: features the social dances, music, and fashions of 500 years of Western culture PLUS over 700 original dance documents with 15th through 20th century historical timelines. The extraordinary innovation, , allows the viewers to see the synchronized dance performance and educational text simultaneously or separately. Volume I reveals our dance heritage from the 15th throughthe19th Centuries: Renaissance nobility, Baroque extravagance, Regency refinement, and Victorian romanticism.

 
 

Dance Books

Dance Books!

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A Century of Dance - Ian Driver
Call Number: 793.31973 DRIVER
ISBN: 0815411332
From ballroom dancing to breakdancing, this book offers an intimate, engaging exploration of dance.


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Prima princessa's ballet for beginners : featuring the School of American Ballet - Mellow, Mary Kate
Call Number: JUVENILE 792.8 MELLOW
ISBN: 9781936140015
Prima Princessa invites budding ballerinas to explore the wonderful world of ballet! Is there any more enticing figure than the ballerina? Dressed in a fluffy tutu, wearing her pink pointe shoes, and dancing so gracefully, she's what every little girl longs to be. But what does it take to make that fantasy come true?

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Dance - Andrée Grau
Call Number: JUVENILE 792.8 GRAU
ISBN: 9780756610661
In this original and exciting guide to the magic and beauty of dance around the world, step-by-step sequences and glorious full-color photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of dance traditions--from ballet to flamenco.

 
 

Dance Styles

Dance Styles

Source: http://phrontistery.info/dance.html

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allemande courtly baroque dance in which the arms are interlaced
beguine vigorous Caribbean dance
bergamask country dance
bolero Spanish dance with sudden pauses and sharp turns
bossa-nova Brazilian dance similar to samba
boston waltz-like dance
bourrée French baroque dance with quick rhythm
bransle an old French follow-the-leader dance
buck-and-wing solo tap dance with many leg flings and leaps
cabriole curved furniture leg ending in a ball; exuberant dance or caper
cakewalk prancing stage dance with backward tilt
canary lively Renaissance courtly dance
cancan French woman's dance involving high kicks while holding up front of skirt
carioca variation of the samba
cha-cha fast rhythmic ballroom dance
chaconne Spanish baroque dance in triple time
Charleston fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
cinque-pace lively medieval dance with five steps
conga Afro-Congan dance performed by a group in a single line
contredanse folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other
cotillion elaborate ballroom dance with frequent changes of partner
courante quick Italian baroque dance involving running steps
czardas Hungarian dance that increases in speed
doppio double meter Renaissance dance step
ductia vigorous stamping dance
dump obsolete English dance in 4/4 time
estampie vigorous rhythmic Provençal stamping dance
fandango lively Spanish dance performed by a couple
farandole lively Provençal dance in which men and women hold hands
farruca Spanish gypsy dance with sudden tempo and mood changes
flamenco vigorous rhythmic dance originating with Gypsies
fox-trot slow and complex ballroom dance
galliard sprightly Renaissance and Baroque dance
galop lively double-time dance
gavotte moderate tempo French peasant dance
gigue lively Baroque dance in triple time
habanera slow and seductive Cuban dance
hambo Swedish folk dance in three-four time
hora circle dance
hornpipe lively British folk dance
hula sinuous Polynesian dance with rhythmic hip movements
hustle lively disco dance derived from swing elements with a plus-like pattern
jig springy and sprightly dance
jitterbug jazz dance featuring vigorous acrobatic feats
jive fast dance done to jazz or swing music
jota fast Spanish folk dance in triple time
juba dance with clapping and leg slapping performed by Southern blacks
kazachoc Slavic fast dance in which dancer squats and kicks out legs alternately
kazatzka Slavic folk dance performed by a couple
ketjak traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus
kolo Central European folk dance having a ring of dancers
lavolta lively bouncy dance for two persons
limbo dance of the West Indies where dancers pass under horizontal pole
lindy hop lively dance closely resembling the jitterbug and famous for its aerials
malaguena Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango
mambo Cuban ballroom dance resembling the rumba or cha-cha
matachin Spanish ritualised sword-dance or battle dance
maxixe Brazilian ballroom dance resembling the two-step
mazurka Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure
merengue Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged
minuet slow and stately Baroque dance in 3/4 time
moresco a Moorish dance or morris-dance
morris vigorous English dance performed by costumed men
one-step ballroom dance marked by quick walking steps
paso-doble quick Spanish one-step dance
passacaglia slow solemn Italian or Spanish dance
passepied Breton dance resembling a quick minuet
pavane stately English Renaissance court dance
polacca stately Polish dance; polonaise
polka lively Bohemian dance for a couple
polonaise stately Polish dance of moderate tempo
quadrille square dance for four couples; card game for four people
quickstep fast march-like dance
reel lively dance of the Scottish Highlands
rigadoon lively Baroque period dance
round dance in a ring
roundel anything circular; circle; disc; ring-dance
rumba Cuban ballroom dance with pronounced hip movements
salsa fast Latin American jazz-influenced dance
saltarello lively Italian dance
samba Brazilian dance of African origin
sarabande stately Spanish Baroque court dance
schottische old polka-like round dance
seguidilla Spanish folk dance
shag dance where participants hop energetically
shimmy jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body
shuffle dance featuring sliding or scraping of the feet
stomp jazz dance featuring heavy stamping of the feet
strathspey reel-like Scottish dance of moderate tempo
tango Latin-American (orig. Argentinian) ballroom dance with long pauses
tarantella fast violent Italian folk dance
tordion Renaissance dance similar to but slower than a galliard
tricotee lively old dance
twist dance featuring many gyrations of the hips
two-step ballroom dance with two main steps
varsovienne polka-like Polish dance
veleta English ballroom round dance for couples
volta old leaping dance
waltz ballroom dance in 3/4 time
zamacueca Chilean dance where partners move around each other
zambra Spanish dance
zapateado Latin-American dance with rhythmic tapping of the feet
ziganka Russian country dance
zoppetto medieval Italian limping hop dance
zouk Caribbean disco dance and corresponding type of fast rhythmic music

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