Topics: Performing Arts : Dance
dance n 1: an artistic form of nonverbal communication 2: a party of people assembled for dancing 3: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: dancing, terpsichore] v 1: move in a graceful and rhythmical way 2: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance [syn: trip the light fantastic] 3: skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
Accompaniment
Music for dance.
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Ballet
Welcome to ODP-Ballet: the premiere repository of sites for all things ballet.The Internet contains an enormous amount of Ballet Dance information.
Accompaniment,
Artifact,
Bayadère, La,
Chats and Forums,
Choreography,
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Ballroom
Sites listed in the Ballroom Dance category will provide information on the dance style, competitions, dancers, education and training, and dance venues.
Competitions,
Dancers,
Education,
Organizations,
Venues,
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Butoh
Butoh Dance is a Japanese avant-garde dance movement initiated by Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno in the 1950s.
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Chinese
Lion and Dragon,
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Classical Indian
There are 7 classical dance styles of India. Each are spiritual in nature, and originate from the Natya Shastra (ca.3000 B.C.) which is the Treatise based on the essences of the 4 Great Vedas; the Atharva Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda and Rig Veda.
Bharata Natyam,
Dancers,
Directories,
Education,
Folk,
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Dance Technology
Dance Technology, covering more than just dance software and notation tools, is an intimate extension of Dance itself covering performance projects that push the boundaries of technology.
Notation,
Software,
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Directories
Thanks to democracy and free market, willfull choice abounds.
Web Rings,
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Disco
Informational sites about disco dancing.
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Drill Teams
Drill teams are precision groups that specialize in movement acompanied to music, either as a band or or selected music.
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Education
Information on learning opportunities in dance.
Articles,
Colleges and Departments,
Instructors,
Studios,
Workshops,
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Festivals
Competitions,
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Folk
Webster's definition of folk dance includes A traditional dance originating among the common people of a nation or region.
African,
Armenian,
Basque,
Bavarian,
Celtic,
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Historical
Historical dances are old dances that have been reconstructed from the contemporary records such as books and manuscripts, paintings or drawings, and film.
Baroque,
English Regency,
Medieval,
Renaissance,
Vintage,
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Jazz
Jazz dance is a form of personal expression created and sustained through improvisation. It has a heritage that can be traced to its African origin through a period of American vernacular dance to today's theatrical dancing.
Companies,
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Latin
Companies,
Lambada,
Salsa,
Samba,
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Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern dance is based on the folkloric traditions of the Middle East and North Africa.
Chats and Forums,
Costuming,
Directories,
Events,
News and Media,
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Modern
Sites relating to the dance art form known as modern or contemporary dance.
Choreographers,
Companies,
Education,
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Morris
Morris is a traditional dance form from England. It is a ritual or performance dance rather than a social dance.
Border,
Carnival,
Cotswold,
Molly,
North West,
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Organizations
Information on associations, collectives, or groups of people who educate, promote and/or provide services in the field of dance.
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Regional
No sites are to be listed here. This is a repository of links to categories elsewhere in the directory.
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Sacred and Circle Dance
This represent a wide diversity of dance that is hard to categorize except through the idea of various forms of self-development or spirituality and/or merely common association.
Circle Dance,
Five Rhythms,
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Services
Dancers for Hire,
Photographers,
Travel,
Videographers,
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Swing
This category lists sites connected with swing dancing (as opposed to swing music which has its own category), and jive dancing.Why put the two together?
Education,
Hand Dance,
Lindy Hop,
Regional,
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Tango
This directory presents pages with general information about Tango. For information about a specific country or region, see the regional subcategory.
Directories,
Literature and Multimedia,
Mailing Lists,
Regional,
Shows,
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Tap
The Tap Dance category references sites about all aspects of tap dancing including tap dance history, events, audio and video of tap, discussion of tap dance, and much more.
Companies,
Robinson, Bill,
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Tribal and Tribal Fusion
Form of belly dancing heavily influenced by several different ethnic styles such as North African, Spanish, Gypsy, Middle Eastern, Bollywood, classical Indian, plus more recent dance influences such as firedancing, goth, industrial and contemporary dance.
Events,
Teachers and Performers,
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