Dance is a type of art that generally involves movement of the body, often rhythmic and to music. It is performed in many cultures as a form of emotional expression, social interaction, or exercise. Dance may also be regarded as a form of nonverbal communication between humans or other animals, as in bee dances and behaviour patterns such as a mating dances.

Free dance - emerged in the early twentieth century, a movement for freedom from conventionality former ballet and fusion dance with life. It laid down the principles on which is based in part modern dance and modern jazz, Contemporary, and even butoh and contact improvisation.

Modern dance - one of the modern foreign dance that originated in the late. XIX - the beginning. XX centuries. in the U.S. and Germany. The term "modern dance" appeared in the United States to refer to stage choreography, rejecting the traditional ballet shape. Going into use, supplanted other terms arising in the development of this field. Its main principles: rejection of the canons, the embodiment of the new themes and subjects with original dance and plastic means.

-Kontemp (contemporary (contemporary)) Contemporary-dance - a style of contemporary theatrical dance that evolved from the styles of modern and postmodern dance. For typical contemporary rejection of traditional ballet attributes, work on the floor. This style of dance is often performed barefoot

Butoh Butoh (Jap., butoh:, "dance of darkness") - the direction of modern Japanese dance.

Go-Go (go-go) - a style of erotic dance, in which, in contrast to a striptease dancer undress. The purpose of the dance - entertainment discos visitors.. Go-go originated in the early 1960s, when women «Peppermint Lounge» in New York took the table and began to twist.

Square Dance (English square dance, in English the "square dance") - is a folk dance that emerged in the United States. Dancing figures made in Square Dance, taken from traditional folk dances, brought to the United States by immigrants from Europe. Among these dances - Morris, English Dance "country" and the quadrille. Square dance dance worldwide. In Russia, he first appeared in 2003.

Hip-Hop (born hip hop) - cultural orientation, which originated in the working class of New York City in the late 1970s. DJ Afrika Bambaataa first identified the five pillars of hip-hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking, graffiti writing, and knowledge. Other elements include beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and slan

Samba - Brazilian dance, one of the five dances of Latin American program of ballroom dancing. Arose from the fusion of African dance that came to Brazil by slaves from the Congo and Angola, with the Spanish and Portuguese dances, which were brought from Europe by the conquerors of South America.

Ballet (French ballet, from Lat. Ballo - dance) - the kind of dramatic art, the main means of expression which are inextricably linked music and dance.

Ballroom dancing - a group of partner dance that dance in special rooms. Ballroom dancing is divided into two programs: the European and Latin American. European programs are: slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, slow foxtrot ("sloufoks") and Quickstep (fast foxtrot). In Latino: Samba, Cha-Cha-Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive. Ballroom dances are very popular on them tournaments around the world.

The dance of the 1920s s. The term "swing" is commonly used for a group of dances that developed during the "swing era" (late ) or modern dance, they generate. Historically swing categorized in the African-American folk dance tradition, although there are some exceptions, which were circulated among whites.

Jive (English jive) - Dance Afro-American origin, appeared in the U.S. in early Jive is a type of swing with fast and free movements. Modern jive is very different from the manner of a swing, although it is often used the same shape and motion.

The term "belly dance" is a translation of the French "danse du ventre" which was applied to the dance in the Victorian era. It is something of a misnomer as every part of the body is involved in the dance; the most featured body part is usually the hips. Belly dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally. Although contemporary forms of the dance have generally been performed by women, some of the dances, particularly the cane dance, have origins in male forms of performance.

American Tribal Style Belly Dance or Tribal Style Belly Dance (also known as ATS or Tribal) is a modern style of bellydance created by FatChanceBellyDance director, Carolena Nericcio.American Tribal Style Belly Dance is clearly defined and documented with the primary characteristic being that of group improvisation. Tribal is generally performed in a group, often at community events such as festivals and parades, with tribal dancers typically favoring a look provided by wide-legged pants gathered at the ankles (aka pantaloons), tops known as cholis and full skirts.

Indian classical dance is a relatively new umbrella term for various codified art forms rooted in Natya, the sacred Hindu musical theatre styles, whose theory can be traced back to the Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni (400 BC).

Chinese dance is also called "classical Chinese dance." It derives from the ancient dance of the Palace of the Emperor, or folk dance. Its history goes back several thousand years. Starting from the Zhou Dynasty ( BC) and later dynasties, to the period of "five dynasties" (GG BC), at the palace of the emperor were the school of music and dance where systematically trained musicians and dancers. In addition, schools organized, researched and developed by the people, religious dances and dances of other nations.

Hula ( / ˈ hu ː l ə /) is a dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele). It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form.