Dance Name |
Origin |
Date |
Creator / Choreographer |
Note: See Also |
| D' Hammerschiedsg' sellen |
German |
n/a |
aka: Blacksmiths Apprentice Dance |
n/a |
| DC Hand Dance |
Washington, DC |
1950s? |
n/a |
East
Coast Swing, Pony Swing, Jive |
| Dabke or Debke |
Levant |
n/a |
n/a |
Debka Carmiel, Erev Ba, Folk,
Tfilati,Middle Eastern Dance, Folkloric, Belly Dance |
| Dagger Dance |
n/a |
n/a |
film: Natoma (1911) |
Sabre Dance, Sword Dance, Morris |
| Daggering |
Jamaica |
1998? |
nothing new ... aka Freaking or Freak dancing (in
USA). Basically imitates sexual acts on dance floor |
Freak Dance, Freaking |
| Dallas 2 Step |
Dallas, TX. |
c.1970s? |
(Walk- Walk- Triple- Triple) |
Dallas Shuffle, Texas
Two Step, Country Western dance |
| Dance-a-la Graphonola |
USA |
c.1924 |
Casson Brothers & Marie |
Albee Theater |
| Dance After Husking |
n/a |
1858 |
n/a |
Virginia
Wheel |
| Dance of Death |
Paris? |
1424 |
Cemetery of the Innocents-Paris |
Dance Macabre, Dance of the Demons, Dance
Of The Shadows, Halloween, Totentanz, Plaque |
| Dance of the Demons |
USA |
1906 |
n/a |
Halloween, Dance of Death, Dance Of The
Shadows |
| Dance of the Doves |
n/a |
c.1930s |
n/a |
Rosita Royce |
| Dance of the Lovers |
USA |
c.1930s |
A Vaudeville / Burlesque routine. Uses a dummy as
a partner and is manipulated by the Dancer. |
Mitzi McGarry, Burlesque |
| Dance
of the Seven Veils |
Egypt? |
n/a |
Salome
(see Salome link for n for now) |
Salome,
Belly
Dance, Rope Dance, Burlesque,
Striptease, Jessie York, Maude Allen, Joan Sawyer |
| Dance Of The Shadows |
New York |
1846 |
?
Fanny Essler ? |
Joan
Sawyer, Dance of Death, |
| Dancing in the Barn |
USA |
c.1800s |
aka: Kentucky Jubilee / Military Schottische. |
n/a |
| Danish Waltz |
Germany |
c.1800s? |
aka: La Badenowitch. Reintroduced by
M. Perin in Paris |
a Waltz
Cotillion
Quadrille
type dance. |
| Dardanella |
USA? |
1919 |
?? |
Foxtrot |
| Daronee |
Armenia |
n/a |
worships sun / earth |
Folk,
Alunelul, Toika |
| Dartmouth Dip |
USA |
1937? |
A.
Murray (Lets Swing It Book) |
n/a |
| danse
de Canaries |
Canarie Islands |
1552 |
Diego Pisador |
click link |
| Danse du ventre |
France |
n/a |
aka: Belly Dance, Cancan |
Belly
Dance, Cancan,
Apache |
| Danses A' Deaux |
Europe |
n/a |
n/a |
Branle,
Minuet,
Adagio,
Ballet |
| Danse au Virlet |
France |
c.1700s? |
Circular Dance |
n/a |
| Dansa de Donzellas |
Portugal |
c.1570 |
Eight Girl Dance |
A Portuguese drama |
| Danse de St. Guy |
Lorriane |
n/a |
aka: Tarantella |
Tarantella,
St. Vitus, , La Danse de St. Jean, Veith |
| Dansas dos Espingardeiros, |
Portugal |
c.1500s |
n/a |
A Portuguese drama |
| Dansas habladas |
Portugal |
c.1600s? |
aka: Xacaras |
n/a |
| Dansas dos Mariyos |
Portugal |
c.1500s |
n/a |
A Portages drama |
| Dansas dos Pratos |
Portugal |
c.1500s |
n/a |
A Portuguese drama |
| Danzas |
Spain |
n/a |
many types and variations |
see Spanish
Dance for now and below |
| Danza Antigua de Hermigua |
Gomera Isl. |
ancient |
Warrior Dance |
Danse
de Canaries |
| Danza de Damas y Galanes |
Galicia, Spain |
n/a |
Religious Dance |
Danza del Paloteo y el Cordón a La
Virgen de La Piedad |
| Danza de los Diablos |
Huete (Cuenca), Spain |
ancient |
aka: Devil Dance. (Group dance using sticks
to chase devil away) |
Spanish
Dance, Danzas |
| Danza del Paloteo y el Cordón a La
Virgen de La Piedad |
Toledo, Spain |
n/a |
8 girls and 1 male, uses Castanets, whips,
Canes |
March, Danza de Damas y Galanes |
| Danza Prima |
Asturias, Spain |
n/a |
n/a |
see Spanish
Dance |
| Danzón |
Matanza, Cuba |
1879 |
?Miguel Failde (1852-1921) ,? (descendant
of the contradanza in 1800's) |
Contradanza, Charangas, Danza, Son, Cha,
Rumba,
Mambo |
| Dardenella |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Buddha Song, Foxtrot |
| Davy's Foxtrot |
New York |
1914 |
Uriel Davys |
Foxtrot,
One
Step, Two
Step |
| Debka Carmiel |
Israel |
1990s |
Carmiel Festival |
Erev Ba, Folk,
Tfilati, Dabke |
| Delfoy |
Detroit? |
1940s |
kak: Dip, 1/2 time jitterbug |
n/a |
| Denngozo Maxixe |
n/a |
1914 |
Ernesto Nazareth |
Maxixe,
Brazilian, Mattchachi |
| Detroit Ballroom |
n/a |
c.1970s? |
n/a |
Cha Cha, African-American |
| Dew Drops |
USA |
c.1880s? |
n/a |
n/a |
| Dewey Dip, The |
Chicago |
1940s |
Nat. Ass. Dance Masters |
Al Smith Hop, Lindy
Hop |
| Diaphaneous Dip |
USA? |
c.1912 |
|
Foxtrot,
One
Step, Two
Step, Grizzly
Bear, Bunny
Hug |
| Dig It! |
USA |
1941 |
Fred Astaire & Paulette Goodard |
11/5/1940 - Look Magazine |
| Dirty Dancing |
USA |
1950 & 1980 |
n/a |
Mambo |
| Dirty Dig, The |
USA |
c.1920-30's |
n/a |
Running |
| Disco
Dance |
Paris |
c.1950-90? |
n/a |
n/a |
| Disco Fox |
France |
c.1980s? |
n/a |
Hustle,
Disco,
Ceroq, Jive, Leroq, Foxtrot |
| Disco Two-Step |
New York |
1960s |
Buddy Schwimmer |
aka: Nightclub Two Step, NC2, Rumba |
| Dixie Stomp, The |
Chicago |
8/22/1927 |
Tom H. Sheehy (Charleston and Black Bottom
Mixture, a point step can replace the stomp for the
ballroom) |
Foxtrot,
Kinkajou,
Charleston,
Black
Bottom, Lindbergh Glide, Yankee Prance. demo by
H.J Ryan |
| Do the Freddie |
Ca.? |
1965 |
Freddie & The Dreamers |
Fad, Twist,
Frug, Swim, Jerk, Watusi |
| Dog Walk |
USA |
c.1910s |
Ragtime Dance |
Walkin the Dog, Grizzly
Bear, Bunny
Hug |
| Doin'
The Boom Boom |
USA |
1929 |
Movie- Why Leave Home |
n/a |
| Doin' the Chamberlain |
New York |
1936 |
1936 - "Streets Of Paris" |
Goose-step |
| Doin' The Eddie Cantor |
New York |
1920s |
n/a |
n/a |
| Doin' the King Kong |
Harlem |
c.1930s |
Plantation Club |
n/a |
| Doin'
the Raccoon |
USA |
c.1920s? |
n/a |
Collegiate |
| Doin'
The Socialite |
USA |
1939 |
from "the Boyfriend" |
n/a |
| Dolce, the (dream waltz) |
London? |
1908 |
Created by Arthur Morris |
Veleta, Territorial 2 Step |
| Dominicana, The |
Dom. Republic? |
1947 |
n/a |
La Bota |
| Domino, the |
USA |
1961 |
1960's Fad dance (2/1961 - Ballroom Dance Mag.))e |
Twist etc |
| Dopey, Doin The |
New York |
1938 |
Lucille Marsh |
Disney, Silver Screen Canteen-N.Y. |
| Dorothy Waltz |
London |
1914 |
Dorothy
Dickson & Carl Hyson |
Waltz |
| Double Shuffle Speed Swing |
USA |
c.1930-90 |
n/a |
see West
Coast for now |
| Dougie Dance (do the) |
Dallas, TX |
1998 |
Doug E. Fresh, Lil Will, Montae Ray Talbert (M-Bone) |
Breakdance, Hip Hop, Poppin', Jerkin', Shimmy, Freestyle dance |
| Dove, The |
Bavaria |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Draft-A-Way, the |
n/a |
c.1940s? |
Cecil Berdun |
n/a |
| Dragon Dance |
n/a |
c.1920s? |
Chenko & Mlle. Elexa |
(see 2/1926 Theater Mag) |
| Dream Waltz |
n/a |
c.1960s? |
(4/1968-Ballroom Dancing Times Mag.) |
Waltz,
Mysetta Waltz, |
| Drehar, The |
Germany |
1525 |
(Forerunner of the Waltz) aka: Volta. |
Walzer, Waltz,
Boston,
Landler,
Valse |
| Drum Dance |
n/a |
c.1940s |
Desi Arnez |
La
Conga, |
| Duck trot, The |
New York |
1950 |
Cab
Calloway |
Dance Fads? |
| Dune Dance |
USA |
n/a |
n/a |
$
Film of Dune Dance |
|
Burlesque