What is the technical meaning of "group dance"?

Question

i want to know the exact meaning of group dance , is it 5 students out of the lot of 30 students dancing on the stage or is it all the 30 students dancing on the stage at the same time for the entire time i am totally confused please help

Answer 1

As much as I'd like to give you a concrete answer, there isn't one.  Group dance is just that, a group dance.  This group can be as few as two people and as many as millions!  It depends on the choreographer, the routine, the style, etc.  

For instance:

- it could be group dance like that of a dance or cheer team

- it could be a group dance like those shown on SYTYCD (ie: top 16 dance, "5 Guys Named Moe")

- it could be men and women social dancing together (ie: Native American, African dancing).  

- in a studio, it could be a certain sect of dancers (ie: the Advance group, the Intermediate group).  Or it could be by age group.  Or special interest group (Bollywood).

It just depends.  Hope this helps!