Dance

Dance

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Dance

There are two distinct dance categories called round dance. The specific dances belonging to the first of these categories are often considered to be ethnic, folk or country dances. The dances in the ...

saltarello

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Lively Italian dance, which was first mentioned in Naples during the 13th century. The music survives, but no early instructions for the actual dance are known.

samba

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Brazilian dance of African origin. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival.

sarabande

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Stately Spanish Baroque court dance in triple meter. The second and third beats of each measure are often tied, giving the dance a distinctive rhythm of quarter notes and eighth notes in alternation. ...

schottische

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Old polka-like round dance. In general, the standard schottische is made up of two short runs and a hop followed by four turning hop steps: step step step hop, step step step hop, step hop step hop ...

shimmy

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Jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body. When the right shoulder goes back, the left one comes forward. It may help to hold the arms out slightly bent at the elbow, and when the shoulders are ...

shuffle

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The shuffle dance is originally a Malaysian tribal dance, but recently teenagers have adapted it as a street dance. Dance featuring sliding or scraping of the feet.