Listing Dance Genres (1-15 of 20)

	Dance Genre	Family	Lessons	Packs
	Vintage Dances History: Up to the last few decades, little was known or practiced of "Vintage American Dances" such as Peabody and the Cakewalk. These gems of the late 19th early 20th century are rich ...	Swing	45	7
	Partner Charleston History: The Charleston originated in the early 1900's by African American dancers on an island not far from Charleston, South Carolina. It was not until 1923 when the dance exploded into popular ...	Swing	144	20
	Balboa History: Balboa and Bal-Swing are two separate but linked dances that sprung forth from southern California in the 1930's when ballrooms became too crowded for partners to break away from each othe...	Swing	114	19
	Collegiate Shag History: Rumored to have originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, Collegiate Shag is a fast-paced upright partner dance from the swing era. College students and young people bitten by the Swing craze...	Swing	22	2
	Jitterbug History: Jitterbug, also known as East Coast Swing, is a style of partnered Swing Dancing that came from Lindy Hop in the 1930's, danced to Big Band Swing in ballrooms across the United States. Ea...	Swing	14	2
	Lindy Hop History: Created in the ballrooms of Harlem, New York during the late 1920's and early 1930's, Lindy Hop is a fun, exciting dance for all ages. This energetic partner dance spread to California (d...	Swing	723	116
	Salsa History: Although it is a wildly popular dance today, the history of Salsa's development is unclear. Salsa began defining itself in the 1950's from Caribbean roots, comprised of a mixture of Cuban...	Latin	114	20
	Hip Hop History: Hip Hop dancing is a style of street dancing that evolved in the 1970's through Black and Latin American culture mainly in New York and Los Angeles ghettos when street DJs started taking o...	Street	145	20
	Tap History: One of the most influential American dance forms, Tap is a percussive solo dance that rose to world popularity in the first half of the 20th century. Tap, like most American dance styles...	Percussive	25	3
	Jazz (Vernacular) History: Grounded in vintage videos, the modern revival of "Vernacular Jazz" dancing includes many forms of solo dancing, such as various line dances, Charleston and Black Bottom. How...	Swing	198	28
	West Coast Swing History: West Coast Swing is a contemporary swing dance derived from Lindy Hop. As smoother styles varied throughout the states, West Coast Swing developed in the 1950's, following the music trend...	Swing	22	2
	Blues History: Little written or videographed history of Blues dancing exists from its creation in the late 19th century; however, blues music's pervasiveness first in African American rural and then urb...	Swing	84	15
	Undefined Style This style is the temporary storage place for lessons and other clips that don't yet have a true genre of their own represented on this site. If this area of our library does grow enough to warrant...	Fitness	1	0