SOME TYPES OF

DANCES
Anna Marie Jaleco Nalica
Ervin Vincent Panelo
 What is Dance ?
• Dance is one art which everyone appreciates. There are
numerous dance forms which one can learn. The dance
forms differ from one country to another, one state to
another and even from one religion to another. Dance is the
best way to heal your sadness and sometimes even
becomes the best friend of a person. Dance forms are even
distinguished based on the clothes, shoes and music.
 BALLET
• Is referred to as the backbone of different types dance
forms. It is an interesting form of dance. The person
performing ballet looks very elegant at all postures. The
techniques to do ballet where developed many years ago.
To become a perfect ballet dancer you must be highly
disciplined and trained and must have qualities of dedication
and hard work.
 BREAK DANCE
• Also known as street dance was originated by Puerto
Rican Youths and African American. This dance form
consists of four major movements – power, moves,
down rock, top rock and freezes. This is a modern kind
of dance that involves abstract body steps, that may or
may not convey anything. It usually practiced by the
youth.
 LION DANCE
• A traditional dance form of Chinese
culture. In this form of dance, the
performers wear lion costumes and mimic
the moves and style of a lion.
 TAP DANCE

• In this dance form, one needs to tap the

shoes on the wooden floor. The shoes are
made up of a metallic sole on the heel and
the toe facilitating the tapping sound.
 BELLY DANCING
• It is characterized by sharp and rolling
movements of the abdomen and hips. This
dance has different types of dance moves
depending upon the region and country it is
being performed.
 FOLK DANCE
•Is a typical form of dance that is
usually extensively performed in the
rural areas. It talks of the folklore or
the village plight.
 DISCO DANCE
• Is a type of dance style that is musical
style dating to early 1970s. Its popularity
was achieved sometime during the mid-
1970s to the early 1980s.