|
Dance Name
|
Origin
|
Date
|
Creator / Choreographer
|
Note: See Also
|
| a La Mode |
Paris? |
c.1850s? |
n/a |
n/a |
| Abstract
Dance |
n/a |
1909 |
Fokine? |
Ballet,
Jazz,
Modern,
Absolute, Pure |
| Adagio
Dance |
Italy |
c.1800s? |
n/a |
Ballet,
Swing,
Hustle,
Allegro |
| Adiyaman |
S/E Anatolia |
7th Cent |
Dance by M/F |
Halay, Elazig |
| Aeroplane
Waltz |
NY |
1910s |
Joan
Sawyer |
Waltz,
Aeroplane Whirl, Hesitation
Waltz, Aviation Waltz, Three In One |
| Aggravation Waltz |
USA |
c.1927 |
demo by Ludwig and Fanny Mae Bell |
n/a |
| Al Smith Hop |
New York |
c.1920s? |
n/a |
Lindy
Hop, Dewey Dip, St. Louis Hop, Campus Hop |
| Alabama Scare Crow |
USA |
c. 1915 |
Novelty dance |
?? |
| Albee, the |
Harlem |
1981 |
Created by AL B. |
See Harlem Shake |
| Alcatraz |
Peru |
n/a |
Couples Mating dance |
Folk,
Hungarian, Cotillion,
Torch |
| Alegrías |
Cádiz |
n/a |
Jota turned flamenco |
Jota,
Aragon, Spanish,
Flamenco |
| Alma, the |
n/a |
1908 |
Created by Mrs. Tom Walton |
A New Round Dance |
| Allemande
|
Alsac / Germany |
c.1600s |
aka: Almain or Allemande française |
Contradanse,
Basse,
Folia, Louis
XIV, Cachucha |
| Allewander |
Swiss |
c.1700s |
aka: Allemande |
Alliwander, Allemande |
| Alligator Glide |
USA |
C.1921 |
Supposedly going to replace the Camel Walk |
n/a |
| Alme |
n/a |
1800s |
national dance of ??? |
n/a |
| Alta
Danza |
Spain |
c.1500s |
aka: Saltarello |
Saltarello,
Basse
Dance, Piva, Galliard |
| Alunelul |
Romania |
n/a |
(little Hazelnut) |
Rustemul, Joc De Legana, Folk |
| American Clown Dance |
New York |
1927 |
GM Clasky |
Tin Soldier Dance, Applevilles Sis Hopkins, Astor
Bell Hop Dance |
| American Gavotte |
n/a |
c.1880s |
J.P. Brookes |
Gavotte |
| American Polka |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Polka |
| merican Sailor |
USA |
c. 1915 |
Novelty dance |
?? |
| American Tango |
USA |
n/a |
Arranged for the Ball-room by M. Markowski |
Andalusa Tango, International Tango, Argentine
Tango, Habanera,
Milonga,
Spanish, Cuban, Argentina |
| American
Waltz |
America |
n/a |
n/a |
See Boston |
| Amsterdam |
USA |
1890's |
Allen Dodsworth |
Waltz,
Peabody |
| Andalusan
Tango |
Spain |
c.1800s |
n/a |
Females Only |
| Andre and Bonnie |
USA |
C.1940S |
Dance Novelty: 3 dancers, 2 pose as Manequins who
come to life |
novelty dance act |
| Angle Worm Wiggle |
n/a |
19?? |
aka Wiggly Worm |
n/a |
| Anglaise (Angloise) |
Europe |
c.1680s |
aka: English Country Dance |
English Country Dances, Contradanse,
Baroque, Francis de Lauze, John
Playford |
| Angrismene
|
n/a |
1800s? |
(the angry maiden)
aka: la Fachèe |
Couples danced with Handkerchief |
| Anitra's Dance |
Norway |
n/a |
n/a |
Ibsen Peer Grant, Grieg Hagerup |
| Antlers Galop |
n/a |
c.1880s |
C. Dugin |
Galop |
| Apache
Dance |
Paris |
1900- |
n/a |
Les Apaches, Cancan,
Danse du Venture |
| Apajune |
n/a |
n/a |
National Dance |
n/a |
| Apple Jack |
USA |
1919 |
Composer: Chas. L. Johnson
|
Suzi-Q,
Shorty George, Swing, Lindy
Hop, Tap |
Applevilles Sis Hopkins
Eccentric Dance |
New York |
1927 |
GM Clasky |
Tin Soldier Dance, Astor Bell Hop Dance |
| Apollo
Dance |
Greece |
1848 |
Charles La Picq |
Terpischore,
Apollon Musagete,
Two-Steps, March |
| Archers Dance |
Lancaster, California? |
1926 |
Mrs. Fischer Students in The Rose of Tokio |
|
| Argentine
Tango |
Buenos Aires |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Ariñ ariñ |
Bilbao, Spain |
ancient |
Couples Pilgrimage dance, Basque County |
Spanish
dance |
| Arizona Hike |
n/a |
c.1920s |
n/a |
Need Info on this one! |
| Arkadsky |
Russia |
c. 1915 |
Russian dance |
Troika, |
| Arkansas
Traveler |
Connecticut Vly. |
c.1700s |
n/a |
Buck
& Wing, Juba,
Clog,
Old Paul Jones, Virginia
Reel, Square
Dance, Barn
Dance |
Armed
Dance
(Enoplian dance) |
Greek? |
BC |
Goddess
Rhea |
Pyrrhic, Buffon,
Moorish,
Sword,
Military, Lacedemon, War
Dance |
| Ashland Polka |
n/a |
c.1880s |
C.A. Cart |
Polka |
| Astor Bell Hop Novelty Dance |
New York |
C. 1915 |
GM Claskey |
n/a |
| Astronomic Dance |
Egypt |
B.C. |
Astronomy dance |
dance with music to the harmony of the stars |
| Aunt Jemima Slide |
?Mississippi? |
1914 |
Karl Johnson |
Swing, Fox-trot,
Lindy,
Break away, Jitterbug |
| Aviation Waltz, The |
?? |
1918 |
See
Lunette Sisters |
Waltz,
Aeroplane Whirl, Hesitation
Waltz, |
| Azalea, The |
St. Louis |
1883 |
Mathias J. Koncen |
n/a |
|
Burlesque