Dance Name |
Origin |
Date |
Creator / Choreographer |
Note: See also |
| Cabbage patch, the |
USA |
1980s |
n/a |
Peewee Dance, Running Man, Safety dance, Centipede,
Electric Slide |
| Cachucha
|
Cuba |
1803 |
Manuel Garcia. Considered a spanish dance. Made popular
by Fanny
Essler (ballet 1836 Le Diable boiteux). Celeste Keppler |
andalUSAn,
Tango,
spanish,
Sevillina, Bolero, Fandango |
| Cactus, the |
n/a |
1913 |
Ragtime Dance |
n/a |
| Cadet Waltz, The |
n/a |
c.1880's |
L.W. Vigay |
n/a |
| Cadiz, El Spateo de |
n/a |
n/a |
Fanny
Essler |
Cachucha,
Tarantella |
| Cajun Dances |
n/a |
n/a |
coming Soon! |
Creole, New Orleans, africa, France, Two
Step, polka,
Waltz |
| Cakewalk |
Florida |
1850-1920 |
african-american, Seminole Indians |
Ragtime, Marches, Williams
& Walker, Chalk Line Walk |
| Calata |
Italy |
1425 |
aka: Calate, Calado |
Calate, Minuet,
piva, spanish |
| Calenda
|
West Indies? |
1700's |
aka: Calinda. |
Chica,
Bamboula,
Counjaille, Ring, Circle Dance, Cotillion |
| Calypso |
trinadad |
1930s? |
n/a |
Chalypso, Samba,
Carioca,
Bossa
Nova, pachanga |
| Camel Glide |
Indianapolis |
1928 |
Frank Levay, Errol MushRush, Ernest Gilberti, Jaqueline
Beal (at the Indiana Ballroom |
Graceful Smooth Dance with some Waltz
Highligts. |
| Camel
Walk |
USA |
1920? |
aka: Collegiate Walk |
Stroll, Twist,
animal |
| Cancan
|
paris |
1822-1900 |
Chicard |
triori, March, Sardana, polka,
Quadrille,
Black Crook, Chahut |
| Cancan Eccentric |
France |
1846 |
La princesse de Mogador, at the Bal Mabille, BalMontesquieu,
Bal de la Citb dantin, Bal Valentino. |
Cancan,
apache,
Chahut |
| Canaries |
Canaries Islands |
1552 |
Diego pisador? |
Galliard,
Courante,
Bouffons,
Mime, Jota,
Schuhplatter, proti-Sobe, Court |
| Cancun |
n/a |
1800s? |
National Dance? |
n/a |
| Canteen Canter |
USA |
1918 |
Basically justa Polka |
Yankee Rag |
| Canter, the |
USA |
1914 |
Dance Masters of America refined the Horsetrot and called
it the Canter. Has similarities to a Lame Duck. |
Horsetrot, One
Step, Canter, Lame Duck |
| Canter Waltz |
NY |
1914 |
Mouvet
& Walton (Walking Waltz or One Step to Waltz
Music) |
Waltz,
Chez' Maurice, One Step |
| Cape |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Capoiera |
Brazil/ portugal |
n/a |
Martial arts type dance, developed by slaves for defense.
Film: Capoeira of Brazil (1980) |
War,
Sword,
Sabre, Ciranda, Samba |
| Carretas,
las |
?? |
1913 |
prof. C. Victor Zebley |
Tango |
| Cariaco |
Cuba? |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Carimbó |
para, Brazil |
n/a |
n/a |
Circle Dance, Samba,
Latin |
| Carioca,
The |
Hollywood, Ca. |
1933 |
Fanchon
and Marco , made popular by Fred
astaire . aKa: The Machichi Dance |
Samba,
Tango,
Flying Down To Rio |
| Carioca Tango |
USA |
c.1930s? |
n/a |
Tango,
Carioca |
| Carlowitzka |
n/a |
n/a |
National and fancy dance |
n/a |
| Carlton, The |
USA |
c.1880s |
C.a. Carr |
polka |
| Carmencita Waltz |
London? |
1908 |
Created by Mme. Emily Jones |
n/a |
| Carrica |
Basque |
c.1600s? |
street dance |
n/a |
| Caringa |
Cuba |
n/a |
n/a |
Zapateo |
| Cascaron |
Mexico |
?1800s? |
Done with an egg shell filled with cologne, Gilt paper etc. |
Mitote, Basket of fans |
| Casino Two-Step |
London? |
1908 |
Created by Mme. H.R. Johnson |
6/8 time, Round dance |
| Casket Glide |
St. Louis |
2/14/1912 |
Columbia Hall - by Louis Selz and Vincent Kemp |
Official pallbearer's dance |
| Cassarella, La |
St. Louis |
1883 |
Mathias J. Koncen |
polka |
| Castanets Dance |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
spanish,
Flamenco,
Fandango,
Belly |
| Castle Canter |
USA |
1913? |
AKA: Lame Duck |
Lame Duck, Hesitation,
Boston |
| Castle
Glide |
New York |
1913 |
albert Newman |
see Castle
Walk for description |
| Castle Rock and Roll |
New York |
1939 |
Irene Castle |
Lilt of a Polka, Kicking Etc. |
| Castle Tango |
New York |
1911 |
Vern
& Irene Castle |
Castle
House, arg.
Tango |
| Cstle Trot |
USA |
1913 |
The Castles ? |
Castle
Walk, Fox-trot,
Lame Duck, |
| Castle
Walk |
New York |
1912 |
Vern
& Irene Castle |
Lame
Duck, Tango,
Bunny
Hug |
| Castillian
Fox-trot |
n/a |
1920 |
n/a |
Fox-trot,
La Veeda |
| Cat Dance |
USA |
1930s |
Footlight Parade |
n/a |
| Cat Walk |
USA? |
1921 |
Cautious steps for 4 counts. Then to Left and Right |
n/a |
| Cata |
african? |
c.1800s? |
aka: Chacta |
Bamboula,
Chica,
Babonille |
| Cateretês |
Spain |
n/a |
n/a |
Samba,
Lundu, Batugue, Mesemba, Embolada |
| Ceilidh |
?England? |
n/a |
Modern Folk dance |
Irish, Folk,
Celtic, English |
| Cellarius,
La |
paris |
1842 |
Monsieur Cellarius |
(a Waltz-Mazurka
& polka
Mazurka) |
| Celtic, The |
n/a |
c.1880's |
Ralph Warren |
n/a |
| Centipede, the |
? |
c.1980's |
1980s freestyle fad dance |
peewee Dance, Running Man, Safety dance, Cabbage patch,
Electric Slide |
| Ce Roc' |
France |
c.1970s? |
(easier, gentler Le Roc) |
Jive,
Rock&
Roll, Swing, Le roc |
| Cha-Cha |
Havana Cuba |
1954 |
Enrique Jorrin |
Mambo,
Samba,
Rumba,
Salsa |
| Chacola |
portugal |
c.1500s |
n/a |
Baixa, Fado, Mouresca |
| Chacona |
Guatemala |
c.1560s |
Simon agudo? |
Sarabande,
Gibao, Tordion,
Rasta |
Chaconne
|
Spain or Italy? |
c.1600s |
Jean
Baptiste Lully? |
Chacona,
Ciaccono, Chaconne en Rondeau by Francis Couperin, Danse of
Seis, Sarabande
|
| Chacoon |
Spain? |
c.1600s |
(Harlequin dance) |
Chacona,
Chaconne,
Espagnoles |
| Chahut |
France |
c.1800s |
Risqué French dance |
Cancan,
apache |
| Chamberlain, Doin The |
Munich |
c.1930s |
Gower
Champion |
Goose Step, Neville Chamberlain |
| Champagne
Waltz |
USA |
1934 |
arthur
Murray |
Waltz |
| Champion
Strut, The |
Los angeles |
1954 |
Marge
and Gower Champion |
Lambeth
Walk, Cakewalk,
Swing |
| Chanchamele |
afro-spanish |
17th |
n/a |
n/a |
| Chanticleer dance |
n/a |
c.1910s? |
imitated the actions of the rooster when he is strutting
around the hen and making known his desire to cohabit with
her. |
Texas
Tommy, Grizzly
Bear, Boll Weevel |
| Charanga |
n/a |
c.1950s? |
n/a |
Rhumba,
cha-cha,
Mambo |
| Charleston |
Charleston, NC |
1866/1905/1922 |
ash-ante people, Ned Wayburn, Elida Webb |
Le
Branle, Black
Bottom, Lindy
Hop, Shag,
King Sailor, Obolo Dance, |
| Charleston Blues |
England |
1920s |
aka: Chalreson Crawl. Santos Cassini (demo with Jean Mance)
Britsih Pathe |
Charleston, Foxtrot |
| Charleston Blues |
England |
1920s |
aka: Chalreson Crawl. Santos Cassini (demo with Jean Mance)
Britsih Pathe |
Charleston, Foxtrot |
| Charleston Flat |
England |
1920s |
aka Flat Charleston |
Charleston Crawl, Charleston, Foxtrot |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Charley Bop |
USA |
c.1950s |
a re-creation of the Charleston |
Charleston, Giouba, |
| Cheek to Cheek |
USA |
c.1920s |
Ragtime Dance |
Texas
Tommy, Grizzly
Bear, Bunny
Hug |
| Chestnut tree |
England? |
11/1938 |
Miss adele England |
Spreading C.T., Chestnut tree-1924 |
| Chic Walk |
?France? |
c.1921 |
Modified One Step with a Military Air. |
Triangle One Step, Fox Trot Artistic, Camel
Walk, Cat Walk |
| Chica,
The |
africa, Congo |
c.1800s? |
Congoes, Nationalized in antilles, said to be a calmer fandango,
also danced by the Creoles. |
Fandango,
Calenda,
Bamboula,
Voodon, Rumba,
Mambo |
| Chicago,
The |
USA |
c.1910's |
Different style of the Toddle Dance |
See
Toddle |
| Chicken
Reel |
USA |
1906 |
n/a |
Grizzly
Bear, Turkey
trot |
| Chicken Dance, The |
USA? |
c.1950's |
Chicken Dance Song |
Fads, Macarena, Bunny
Hop |
| Chicken Flip |
Boston, MA |
1912 |
Miss Eleonora Sears |
Basically a Grizzly
Bear and Turkey
trot mix with a seperation of Partners. |
| Chicken Scratch |
n/a |
c.1910's |
n/a |
n/a |
| Chicken Switch |
USA? |
c.1920's? |
n/a |
n/a |
| Chicken Walk |
New York |
1919 |
Debuted at the Ziegfeld
Follies (Century Girl) |
Lame
Duck, Fox
trot |
| Chinese Comique |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Chinese
Ta-Toa |
China? |
1913 |
n/a |
Dips, Dipping, Slow |
| Chorol
Dance |
World |
c.1400's? |
Religion |
Sword,
Mooris,
Zambra |
| Chorovod |
Bulgaria |
n/a |
Basically a giant Farandole |
Farandole,
Kolo |
| Cicerenella |
Italy |
c.1930s |
Modern Tarantella |
See Tarantella |
| Cifte Telli or Tsifte-Teli |
Greece |
n/a |
n/a |
Belly
Dance |
| Cincinnati 2-Step |
Cincinnati, Oh? |
1915? |
n/a |
Fox-trot,
Texas
Tommy |
| Cinq
pas |
Italy |
n/a |
aka: Galliard |
Romanesca, Galliard,
Hautes/Basse,
Saltarelli |
| Cinq-a-Sept. |
n/a |
c.1910s |
n/a |
Military Glide, Maxixe,
Tango,
Two
Step |
| Cinquante-Cinquante |
New York |
1914 |
Mae
Murry & Jack Mason |
Half
& Half Variation |
| Cinquillo |
Africa |
n/a |
n/a |
La resbalosa, Cocoye |
| Ciranda |
Brazil |
n/a |
inspired by Sea Waves, trance, hundreds of people. |
n/a |
| Circassian Circle |
n/a |
c.1850s |
n/a |
Folk, Contredanse |
| Circle, The |
Harlem |
1912? |
performed in the Darktown Follies in 1913, Mxture of dances,
done with whole troupe in line dancing around in a circle.
Basically a Serpentine dance. |
Ballin The Jack, Texas
Tommy, Wiggle, Mooche, Grind etc. |
| Circle Dance, The |
africa |
n/a |
Original african dance, related to patiin Juba, The Ring
Shout and the Cake walk |
Juba,
Ring Shout |
| Ciuleandra |
S. Romania |
c.1900s? |
(tumble weed dance) |
n/a |
| Civa Dance (the Dance Of Civa) |
Germany |
c.1920's? |
Occult, Nazi |
n/a |
| Clifford trot, The |
New York |
1914 |
Jack
Clifford |
Evelyn Foxtrot
(Evelyn
Nesbitt) |
| Clifford Walk |
New York |
1914? |
Jack
Clifford |
Clifford Foxtrot,
Nesbitt |
| Cloak
Dance |
n/a |
c.1800s? |
n/a |
Skirt
Dance |
| Clog |
Lancashire |
1500s? |
Celtic Clog, appalachians |
Tap,
Horn
pipe, Reels,
Soft Shoe |
| Cobra Dance |
USA |
1944 |
The Cobra Women - VHS |
n/a |
| Cobra Tango |
New York? |
1938 |
Veloz
& Yolanda |
Yolanda Tango,
Merry-Go-Round |
| Cocheco |
Alaska |
n/a |
Alaskan Love Dance |
n/a |
| Cock Dance |
Bavaria |
n/a |
n/a |
Animal Dance |
| Coconut Dance, The |
USA |
1907 |
Zon-O-phone Concert Band |
n/a |
| Cocoyé |
Haiti |
18??'s |
traditional Afro-Cuban dance, originally from Haiti, but
refined in Dahonma africa |
Cucuye, Cocoye Conga, Cinquillo, Contradanza
|
| College polka |
USA |
1885 |
Society of professors of Dancing |
polka |
| College Step Waltz |
USA |
c.1881 |
Russ B. Walker / am. Society of prof. of Dancing |
Waltz |
| Collegiate,
The |
USA |
1920's |
(Fraternity's, Saloons) |
Raccoon Coats, Flapper |
| Collegiate Fox trot |
USA |
c.1920s |
n/a |
Foxtrot,
Shimmy,
Glide, Hop, Shag |
| Collegiate Glide |
USA |
c.1920s |
n/a |
Foxtrot,
Shimmy,
Glide, Hop, Shag |
| Collegiate
Shag |
USA |
1930's? |
n/a |
Balboa,
Charleston,
Lindy,
Jitterbug,
Balboa |
| Collegiate Walk |
USA |
c.1920 |
aka Camel Walk |
n/a |
| Columbia, the |
USA |
c.1880s |
E.C. Spink |
n/a |
| Columbia |
africa? |
n/a |
afro-Cuban Dance, part of a Rumba, with the yambú and the
guaguanco |
Rumba |
| Columbine Waltz |
n/a |
1840's? |
n/a |
Taglioni's,
Essler |
| Combination polka |
n/a |
c.1880's |
aka: Bohemian |
polka |
| Come Back Kid |
USA |
1912 |
Follower is Flung away and Comes Vigorously Back, Spectators
yell "Come Back Kid". |
Texas
Tommy, Turkey Trot, Apache |
| Come To Me Kiddy, the |
n/a |
c.1912 |
n/a |
Ragtime Dance |
| Come To Me Tommy |
USA |
1912 |
n/a |
See Texas
Tommy for now! |
| Conga
Line |
Cuba / africa |
1930's |
afro-Cuban |
Tango,
Rhumba,
andalusia,
Belgian |
| Congo |
trinidad |
n/a |
n/a |
the
Snake Hips dance, |
| Congo Tongo |
USA |
1910's? |
Jack Jarrott |
Swing, One-Step,
Breakaway |
| Conje' |
France |
1455 |
aka: Le Branle |
Branle |
| Continental, The |
USA |
1934 |
Fred
astaire |
The Gay Divorcee |
| Contredanses,
les |
France |
1690- |
n/a |
Court
/ Country, Versailles |
| Contra
Dance |
England |
1820 |
See above Contredanse |
Court,
Country, Square,
Quadrille |
| Contradanza |
Cuba |
1890s? |
acquired a French status. Came partly from the French Contredanse
with a cuban influence. Two main types: Santiago and Havana. |
Contrdanse, danzón, Habanera,
Danza |
| Coodena |
Blackpool |
1924 |
created by Madame Cooze |
n/a |
| Coonjaint |
USA |
1800s? |
Rhythmic shuffle done by Roustabouts on Riverboats, Later
Kids Song/Dance |
n/a |
| Cootie
Tickle, The |
England |
1919 |
aka: Shimmie |
Shimmy |
| Coquette, the |
n/a |
c.1880s |
a. perkins |
n/a |
| Corlitza Dance |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Cordax |
n/a |
n/a |
Grotesque comedy drinking dance |
Dythyrámbic dance of the Bacchanals,
Bacchus |
| Cork Screw Twist |
USA |
1913 |
DMOA |
Ragtime Dance |
| Corrente |
Italy |
16-1800s |
See: Courante |
n/a |
| Cossack
Dance |
Russia? |
n/a |
n/a |
Russian Male Show Dance |
| Cotillion |
West Indies |
1700-1870 |
Later refined in France |
Folk
Kotillion,
German,
Quadrilles |
| Counjaille |
africa? |
1880s? |
popular at place Congo - New Orleans |
Cata, Bamboula,
Calinda,
Voodoo, |
| Court
Dances |
France |
1500's? |
France, England |
pavane,
Courante,
Bouffons,
Mime |
| Courante' |
France |
1515 |
- Clemont Marot??? |
Quadrilles,
Court,
Branle |
| Cracovienne |
poland |
1822 |
aka : (Krakovioc, Krackowiak) |
Fanny
Elssler, Mazurka,
Obertas, Krackoviak, polka |
| Cramignon |
Belgium |
900 |
n/a |
Chain,
Farandole, Sword |
| Crap Shooters, The |
USA |
1919 |
Charles Weidman |
n/a |
| Crawl, the |
USA |
1950's |
done in film 'This Bitter Earth' with Silvana Mangano and
Tony perkins |
n/a |
| Credo Waltz |
USA |
1910 |
Prof. Oskar Duenweg of Terra Haute |
a Stately Glide Waltz. In honor of Pres. Rosevelt. aka:
Rosevelts Gavotte, |
| Creep,
The |
USA |
1945 |
Stan Kenton Music |
Heebie Jeebies, The Scratch |
| Creole, the |
USA |
1931 |
Introduced by Caille Revel for the Dance Masters of america.
pathe News Reel |
spanish |
| Crip Walk, the |
Los angeles |
1970's |
Los angeles Crips gang related. Not really a dance, more
of a celebration. Originally a drive-by celebration. Now more
a general party dance due to MTV. Mainly La, Detoit, NY, Chicago
areas. |
Apache, Blood Walk, Harlem Shake,
Suzy-Q |
| Crump Dance |
n/a |
?2000? |
a Street form of Hip Hop |
Hip Hop, Break, Pop, Lock etc. |
| Cubanola
Glide |
? |
1909 |
n/a |
Turkey
trot, Grizzly
Bear |
| Cuckoo Veleta |
London? |
1908 |
Created by arthur Morris, |
Military Two-Step,
Square,
Veleta, Territorial 2 Step |
| Cueca |
Chili/Bolivia |
1900s? |
slow and sensual Handkerchief dance, can be done as a couple. |
Folk
Dance |
| Cucia |
USA? |
c.1912 |
A Chicken Dance adopted in Berlin |
Grizzly
Bear, Bunny
Hug, Turkey
trot, |
| Cumberland Long 8 |
n/a |
1950's |
Christmas dance |
n/a |
| Cumbe |
africa |
n/a |
Became popular in Cuba in a cumbancha (feast) |
n/a |
| Cumbia |
San Basilio, Columbia |
n/a |
created by the slaves of South america |
Kumbia, Mambo,
Salsa, fogata, palenque |
| Cushion
Dance |
England |
1570 |
aka: John Sanderson dance |
Cotillion |
| Cutting In |
n/a |
c.1920s |
Tap man on shoulder and get his partner for the dance |
aka: (Memphis Tapping Novelty dance) |
| Czardas
(Csárdás) |
Hungary |
c.1800's |
Hungary's Nat'l Dance |
Magyar Kor, palotás |
| Czarin |
?USA? |
c.1920's |
Czarina
Waltz - anna pavlova & Max Rabinoff |
Waltz,
polka,
Mazurka,
Czar, Tsarina |
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