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Dance Name	Origin	Date	Creator / Choreographer	Note: See Also
Macarena	n/a	1993 (song)	dance created in 1996 by a Flamenco teacher.	song by Los del Río. Originally had no dance till 1996. Was a type of line dance, aspect of the Virgin Mary in Spain.
Madera	Bohemia	1850s	Anna Chadimová-Slezak	Pre Polka
Madison, The	USA	c.1950's	(articles: 4/1960, 8/1960, 12/1960 - Ballroom Dance Mag: a Solo and Couples dance, It's Madison Time)	Twist, Bop, Frug, Hully Gully, Swim, Jerk
Madrilène, La	Spain?	1850s?	Spanish style couples dance	n/a
Malagueña	Andalusia	n/a	(Mal-a-Gain=Yah), aka: Flamenco, (also a music)	Andalusan, Flamenco, Tango, Bolero, Paso Doble
Mambo	Haiti/ Cuba	c.1930's	?Francisco Grillo?	Salsa, Rumba, Son, Latin, Cha-Cha, Danzon, Habanera, Samba
Manila Swing	USA	c.1980s	another name for the Hustle (1-2-3&4-5-6&)	Hustle, Disco, Phillapino Swing
Manipuri	Manipur, India	n/a	n/a	Hindu Natya, Marwar, Malabar, Madras, Manipur, Kathak, Kathakali, Guru, Tagore, Shan-Kar, Belly
Maori	New Zealand	n/a	Songs, War Dance	n/a
Marlborough, the	USA	1896	Mr. Mohler	Minuet and Mazurka Combo dance
Marimba Waltz	n/a	1921	n/a	done to Song-After The Ball-1921
Marinera Peruana	Peru	n/a	a Flirtation dance	n/a
Marmeins, the		c.1927	Irene, Phyllis and Miriam
Martinique, The	Haiti	n/a	A set dance, connected to the Giouba dance	n/a
Martinique Beguine	St. Lucia	n/a	ballroom dance of the island of St. Lucia and Martinique.	n/a
Mary Pickford Waltz	New York	1917	n/a	Waltz, Mary Pickford
Mashed Potato (e)	USA	c.1950/60	1960s fad dance, version of the Charleston	Fad, Twist, Frug, Hully Gully, Swim, Madison, Watusi, Monkey, Jerk
Mason	?Cuba?	n/a	n/a	??
Matelot	Holland	n/a	Dutch sailors dance, wooden shoes, arms interlaced behind backs.	Sailors Hornpipe, clogs, Matelotte
Mattichiche, La	n/a	1905?	?Derminy & Morley?	aka: Maxixe,
Mattachins	n/a	c.1500's	aka: Matassins	Sword Dance, Court Ballets,
Maurice Glide	USA	1910s	Maurice Mouvet	Maurice Walk, Castle Walk, Tango various Glides
Maurice's Step Dance	New York	1910's	Maurice Mouvet	Chasseurs Foxtrot, Maxixe, Apache
Maurice Walk	New York	1912	Mouvet and Walton	One Step, Cakewalk, Skip, Hop, Dips, Glides, Tango
Maxixe	Brazil	1912	Del Rio and Luis Introduced at the Palais de danse. aka: Brazilian Tango	Parisian, Brazilian, Bre'siliene, Mattichiche, Zemba, Habanara, Tango, Samba
Maxixe Argentine	New York	1914?	Joan Sawyer	Maxixe, Bre'siliene, Mattichiche, Tango
Maxixe Bre'siliene	New York?	1914?	n/a	Maxixe, Castles, Mouvet
Maxina	Britain?	1917	Madame Low Hurndall	dance won 1st Place British Teachers of Dance
May Dance	Swiss	1907?	n/a	Klapdanse, Chicken Dance
May Pole Dance	England	1763	Moors, John Tiller (said to have created modern maypole)	Versailles, Carnival, Robin Hood, May Day Dance, Morris Dance
Mayfair Cotillion	n/a	1908	Created by G.F. Childs	Cotillion, billed as A New Square dance
Mazurka	Mazovie, Poland	1500's	Markowsky	Polacco, Holubiec, Minuet, Polka, Polonaise, Waltz, Russian
Measure	n/a	n/a	Court/Stately Dance	n/a
Melange	n/a	1928	n/a	Apache, Maxixe
Meloneras	Daimiel, Spain	n/a	Variation of Sequilillas Manchengas, by two or four couples	Sequilillas Manchengas, Spanish Dance
Mento	Jamaica	n/a	Native dances resembling the Rumba	Rumba
Merenconga	USA	1960s	aka: Pachanga,	Merengue, Conga, Mambo, Cha Cha
Merengue	Hispanola	c.1800s	(different stories see page)	tambora, güiro, Urpa, Walk, King, Salsa, Latin, Mambo
Merry Go Round Dance	New York	1937	Veloz & Yolanda	Cobra Tango, Yolanda Tango
Merry Widow Waltz	n/a	n/a	Maurice Mouvet said to be invented by Georgie Mahrer	Waltz
Mesemba	Spain?	c.1890s	n/a	Samba, Zemba Queca, Lundu
Metropole, Le	n/a	c.1870s	H. Fletcher Rivers	Waltz
Mexican Hat Dance [SM]	Mexico	?1910s?	aka: El Jarabe Taptio. 1950 Dutchess of Idaho Film, Anchors Aweigh. [Clip]	Mixers, Conga, Hokey Pokey, Bunny Hop,
Mexican Shuffle [SM]	n/a	1948	n/a	n/a
Mexican Twist, That	USA	1911	Composer: Walter Donovan	N/A
Mexiconga	???	1930s	Ann Miller, George White Scandals of 1939	Conga,
Military Glide	USA	1910?	n/a	Sousa, March,
Military March	n/a	n/a	note: done in Movie-Pin Up Girl	Military Glide, Sousa, March
Military Schottische	n/a	1800s	aka: Kentucky Jubilee and Dancing in the Barn	Schottische
Military Three	Ohio	1917	? F. S. Laux ?
Milonga	Spain/ Arg.	c.1800's	Argentine country dance and music style	Tango, Music, Habanera, Andalusan
Mime	Greece	600 B.C.	Dorian Centers of Pelponnesus	Pantomime, Mute, Act, Phlyakes
Miners Dance	UK	1800s	intricate Group Dance done with Hand Held Sword, Sticks or Batons	Sword, Baton, Stick, Morris
Minuet	Poitu , FR.	16-1875	Pe'Cour?	aka: Menuet, Stately, Court, Round
Minuet Tango	USA	1913	Albert Newman	A Tango-non ragtime, 2/4
Mitote	Santa Cruz	5/3/??	Montezuma ordered Cortez to dance, Superbly dressed, danced from Night to morning.	Cascaron
Mizpirotza	Basque	c1600s?	n/a	n/a
Mobile Buck	USA	1830s	Common Buck, evolved into the Time Step	Minstrel Shows, Buck Dance, Tap
Moderation, the	USA	1910S	Rowley Downs	Dance Mixture
Modern Dance	Europe	19th Century	Francois Delsarte, Emile Jacques-Dalcroze, Isadora Duncan- (USA)	Jazz, Ballet, Interpretive
Modern Jazz	USA	c.1930's	(see Modern Dance for now)	Jazz, Tap, Ballet
Money Musk	New England?	1776	written by Daneil Dow	Hornpipe, Gigue, Reels, Highland Fling, Breakdown, Strathspey, Muine Music (also a song title)
Monferrina	Piedmont	c.1800s?	n/a	Giga, Lombardina, Tarantella
Monfredo	n/a	c.1800s?	n/a	n/a
Monkey, The	USA	1963	(Major Lance's Popular Song Monkey Time)	1960s Fad dances, Twist, Frug, Watusi, Mule, etc.
Monkey Glide, the	USA	1910's	n/a	n/a
Monkey Hunch	USA	c.1917	n/a	Ballin The Jack, Buzzin' the Bee, etc., James P. Johnson
Modinha	Brazil	n/a	derived from Portuguese songs and dances	n/a
Mon Homme	USA	1922	Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson	aka: Grab Dance (Ladies lead this dance)
Mooch, the	USA	1920s	Animule Ball by Jelly Roll Morton mentions the Mooch, Said originally to be a Zulu Dance.	The Sugar, Shag, Breakaway, Lindy Hop, Swing, Charleston etc.
Mooch and Sugar, the	USA	1910s	Pre Swing Dance	Texas Tommy, Breakaway, Lindy Hop
Morris Dances	Spain/ English	1360's	John Of Gaunt - Introduced to England. aka: Moresque, Morisca,	Square, Robin Hood, Country, Contra, Bean, May Pole
Mosquito Dance	Australia?	n/a	maybe Aborignes?, native americans, Mashpee and Aquinnah, Wbanaki, Samoans seems to be many versions of this dance	Composer Béla Bartók. Scratch dance, Heebee Jeebies, Mosquito Macarena
Mosquito Macarena	USA	1990S?	Childrens dance	Mosquito Dance, Macarena
Mosquito SLAP Dance	Hawaii	1940's?	(Samoans - choreographed slapping rids the male dancers of imaginary pests with high stepping athleticism)	aka: siva fa'ataupati
Motovidlo	Czech	n/a	(name means winder or windlass)	Allewander, Allemande, Reel
Mount Vernon	USA?	1932	Ballroom Dance	Washington and Lee, Montclair
Mouse, the	USA	1960's	Soupy Sales	(say 'do the mouse': make a face, with thumbs in ears)
Mule, The	USA	1966	Killer Joe Piro (vodka ad)	Jerk, Watusi, Twist, Mule Walk, etc
Mule Walk	Washington	1913	created by Jane Allen - Part Turkey Trot, Horsetrot, and Tango. Music starts then goes into a Waltz and Evreyone stops dancing until the original song starts again (stubborn as a Mule idea - wont dance waltz)	The Mule, James P. Johnson, John Roache , The Jungles Casino
Mumbo Jumbo, the	Hawaii?	1911	Introduced by Prince Cupid (Jonah Cubio Kalanialole) in Wash. D.C.	aka: Americanized Hula Hula
Mutchíco	Basque	n/a	aka: Saut Basque	edo carrica dantza
Musette	France	1400s?	n/a	Piva, Hornpipe, Gigue, Sarabanda, Chacona
Mysetta Waltz	n/a	1960s?	(4/1967-Ballroom dancing Times Mag.)	Waltz
Mysore	India	n/a	Similar to the May Pole dance.	See May Pole for now

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