Style of dance/genre and a short description Singer/s, dancer/s, or Year

performer/s who makes

this style of dance
became popular

Black Bottom/Jazz dance- The black bottom is a George Snowden 1900s

dance which became popular during the Jazz Age. It
was danced solo or by couples.

Maxixe/Musical Style- The Maxixe is essentially Ernesto Nazareth and 1900s

"Africanized" Polka or Two-Step, meaning it was an Marcelo Tupinamba
Afro-Brazilian styling of the Polka which was brought
to Brazil by European immigrants.

The Tango/Musical style- The tango remains one of Rudolph Valentino 1900s
the most famous, most recognizable, and most
taught dances in the world. Although the tango has
roots in pre-America, old-world Europe, it emerged
in the 1800s as a solo dance performed only by
women. Its modern version came to New York City
in the early 1900s, but it first became a bona fide
craze in 1921 when Rudolph Valentino made it a hit.

Acrobatic dance/Acro dance- Acro dance is a style Tommy Woods 1900

of dance that combines classical dance technique
with precision acrobatic elements.

Harkada/Israeli Folk Dance- Israeli folk dancing is a Fred Berk and Dvora
form of dance usually performed to songs in Lapson
Hebrew, or to other songs which have been popular
in Israel, with dances choreographed for specific
songs.

Apache/ Rock- Apache, or La Danse Apache, Maurice Mouvet 1908

Bowery Waltz, Apache Turn, Apache Dance and
Tough Dance is a highly dramatic dance associated
in popular culture with Parisian Street culture at the
beginning of the 20th century. The name of the
dance is taken from the term for Parisian underworld
of the time.

The Grizzly Bear/Ragtime Dance- The Grizzly Bear John Jarrott and 1909
is an early 20th-century dance style. It started in Louise Gruenning
San Francisco, along with the Bunny Hug and
Texas Tommy, and was also done on the Staten
Island ferry boats in the 1900s.
Texas Tommy/ Ragtime Dance- The Texas Tommy Johnny Peters and 1910
is an American hot dog dish in which a hot dog is Ethel Williams
prepared with bacon and cheese.

Texas Swingout/Jazz dance- The swingout is the Ethel Williams 1911

defining dance move of Lindy Hop with mix of Texas
tommy.

Foxtrot/Ballroom dance- The foxtrot is a smooth, Harry Fox 1914

progressive dance characterized by long,
continuous flowing movements across the dance
floor.

Ballroom Dance/classical dance music Fred Astaire and 1918

Ginger Rogers

Swing Dance/Jazz dance- Swing dance is a group African American 1920

of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz communities
music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each
dance predating the popular "swing era".

Balboa/Swing dance- The Balboa is a swing dance Alma Heaton 1920

that originated in Southern California during the
1920s and enjoyed huge popularity during the
1930s and 1940s.

The Charleston/Jazz dance James P. Johnson, 1923

Cecil Mack

Lindy Hop/Jazz dance- The Lindy Hop is an African American 1927

American dance which was born in the African communities
American communities in Harlem, New York City, in
1928 and has evolved since then.

Jive/ Latin Ballroom dance- The jive is a dance style African American 1930
that originated in the United States from African communities
Americans in the early 1930s. The name of the
dance comes from the name of a form of African
American vernacular slang, popularized in the
1930s by the publication of a dictionary by Cab
Calloway, the famous jazz bandleader and singer.

Moonwalk/Jazz-hip-hop- The moonwalk or backslide Michael Jackson 1930

is a dance move in which the performer glides
backwards but their body actions suggest forward
motion.

Carioca/ hip-hop subgenre- Funk carioca, also Afro-Brazilian slums 1933

known as Brazilian funk, is a hip-hop subgenre that
originated in Brazil in the late 1970s. Learn more
about the musical form, its unique characteristics,
and notable artists.

the jitterbug/ swing dance- jitterbug is a generalized Cab Calloway 1934

term used to describe swing dancing. It is often
synonymous with the lindy hop dance but might
include elements of the jive, east coast swing,
collegiate shag, Charleston, balboa, and other swing
dances.