What kind of dance styles are there?

Question

i am going to do dance classes and i'm not sure what to do. i am tall for my age (184cm) and i love choreography (cause i can't improvise)

what kind of dance styles should i do?

Name as many dance styles that you know!

Answer 1

Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Comtemporary, Ballet, Pointe (may take a while), Hip Hop, Krumping, Bollywood, Ballroom. Remember your dance classes may only have a few of these like Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Comtemparay or Modern, Tap and Hip Hop.

   I'ver done Ballet, gymnastics and now starting Pointe.

Answer 2

There are A LOT of dance styles.  Maybe tell us what types of dancing are offered where you'll be.  Some places have ballet, tap, jazz.  Maybe you're considering ballroom dancing or dancing that it specific to a certain country, etc.  I don't know.

These sites list all the different styles.  Pick one that sounds interesting to you and research it from there.

Answer 3

There are heaps and heaps of dance styles. Ballet, jazz, tap, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, ballroom, Latin, swing, street, disco, bellly-dance, lyrical, waltz, JFH (jazz, funk, hip-hop), funk, R'n'B, character, demi-character, etc... try searching for some on the net, or maybe consult your dance school and ask about what styles they offer, and the differences and a basic summary.

Good luck!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dan...

Answer 4

Salsa is great!

Answer 5

there are as many styles of dance as there are dancers in the world.

if you want to try a real challenge though, check out modern, or 'contemporary' dance.  i've found it to be a better workout than even Jive or Krump dancing, because it uses every single muscle group in your body.  i'm a big fan of the work of martha graham and marion rice.

your height would make it difficult for you to make any headway in ballet, but if you want to move towards competition, virtually all competitive dance is choreographed.  as you learn more movements you'll learn to improvise.  i totally wowed them when i threw some swing moves into a latin competition...

Answer 6

Jazz

Lyrical

Hip-Hop

Ballroom

Contemporary

Answer 7

irish

spanish

ballroom

latin

jazz

hip-hop

ballet

contemporary

tap

lyrical

jazz-ballet

do irish, contemporary or ballet. (what i do)

Answer 8

There are alot and I doubt you'll find alot of these classes but you asked for a list so..:

Folk dance

    * Folk dance

           Bhangra

           Bihu dance

           Austrian folk dance

           International folk dance

           Ukrainian dance

           Country dance

           English folk dance

                + English country dance

                + Rapper sword

           Gidha

           Hungarian dance

           Scottish highland dance

           Russian country dance

           Chinese country dance

           Irish dance

           Square dance

           Contradance

           Country/western dance

               + Line dance

               + Western promenade dances

           Barn dance

           Round dance

               + circular chain

               + couples

Pom

This style can incorporate all forms of dance to create visual effects primarily for entertaining at halftime shows. Poms is done with teams of 6 to 45 people and is one of the most public forms of dance. Competition is fierce in this field and performers are not only judged on form, but also on team uniformity, showmanship, precision and choreography.

[edit] Ballroom dance

    * Ballroom dance

          o International Standard

          o International Latin

          o American Smooth

          o American Rhythm

          o Latin Nightclub

          o Country/Western

          o Cajun dances

          o Polka

          o Formation dance

[edit] Latin dance

    * Latin dance

          o Argentine tango

[edit] Swing dance

    * Swing

          o Lindy Hop

          o Boogie Woogie

          o Bugg

          o Doublebugg

          o Rock'n'Roll

          o East Coast Swing

          o West Coast Swing

          o Jive

          o Modern Jive

          o Jitterbug

          o Balboa

          o Deneme

[edit] Street dance

    * Hip hop dance

    * B-boy

    * Popping

    * Locking

    * R&B

    * Krump

    * Freestyle

Traditional dance

    * Traditional dance

Liturgical dance

    * Liturgical dance

Participative dance improvisation

    * Contact improvisation

Miscellaneous

    * Fad dance / Novelty dance

    * Disco dance

    See also: Disco music

    * Flying Men Dance