(Standardized Ballroom Dancing not included)
*Check "Dances' History Intertwined" to see how Social Dances were developed*
*Check "Dances' History Intertwined" to see how Social Dances were developed*
PEOPLE
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DANCES
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SHOWS
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INNOVATIONS &
EVENTS
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1800s
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Cakewalk
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Minstrel shows
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Fugitive Slave
Act of 1859
Black spiritual
music
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1900s
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Eagle Rock
Slow Drag
Buzzard's Lope
Buck-and-wing
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Vaudeville
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1910s
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Vernon and
Irene Castle
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One-step dances
Castle walk
Fox-trot
The Shuffle
Snake Hips
Funky Butt
The Big Apple
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World War I
Record players
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1920s
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Josephine Baker
Bill
'Bojangles'
Robinson
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Charleston
Black Bottom
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Shuffle
Along
Runnin' Wild
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Dixieland Jazz
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1930s
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Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Busby Berkeley
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
George
Balanchine
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Jitterbug
Boogie-woogie
Lindy-hop
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42nd
Street
Flying Down
to Rio
On Your Toes
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Big bands
Savoy Ballroom
The Depression
Dance marathons
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1940s
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Agnes de Mille
Jerome Robbins
Gene Kelly
Jack Cole
Katherine
Dunham
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Oklahoma!
On the Town
Fancy Free
Pal Joey
Anchors Away
Cabin in the
Sky
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World War II
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1950s
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Michael Kidd
Matt Mattox
Elvis Presley
Cyd Charisse
Debbie Reynolds
Alvin Ailey
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Rock and roll
Rock and roll
group dances
The Madison
The Birdland
The Bop
Locomotion
Mashed Potato
The Chicken
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An American
in Paris
Seveen
Brides for Seven Brothers
Guys and
Dolls
Singin' in
the Rain
West Side
Story
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Korean War
Pimp Walk
Rock and roll
music
American
Bandstand
Soul Train
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1960s
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Chubby Checker
The Beatles
Luigi
Gus Giordano
Don Campbell
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The Twist
Line dances
The Stroll
The Hustle
Campbellock
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Cabaret
Sweet
Charity
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Motown
TV variety
shows featuring dance
Discotheques
Psychedelic era
Hippies
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1970s
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Michael Bennet
Bob Fosse
John Travolta
The Lockers
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Disco dance
Locking
Breaking
Electric
Boogaloo
The Good Foot
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Grease
A Chorus
Line
Cabaret
(film)
Pippin
All That
Jazz
Dancin'
Saturday
Night Fever
The Wiz
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Aerobic dance
Dance Theater
of Harlem
Hubbard Street
Dance Chicago
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1980s
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Andrew Lloyd
Webber
Michael Jackon
Joe Tremaine
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The Moonwalk
The Wap
Running Man
Roger Rabbit
Robocop
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Cats
Fame
Flashdance
That's
Dancin'
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MTV
“Thriller”
“Beat It”
“Billie Jean”
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1990s
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Tommy Tune
Ann Reinking
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Hip-hop
New School
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Guys and
Dolls
Crazy for
You
Tommy
Showboat
Damn Yankees
Rent
Fosse
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Dance
competitions
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2000s
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Sussan Stroman
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Contact
Oklahoma!
Thoroughly
Modern
Millie
Hairspray
Center Stage
Chicago
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