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Dance Styles Index: S
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| Dance Name | Origin | Notes|Creator | See Also | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S' escandalari | Ibiza, Spain | Peasant dance celebrating planting & harvesting | Spanish Dance | n/a |
| Saber Dance | n/a | See: Sword Dance section for now | Sword dance | Military | War dance | 6/29/1953-Time Mag. | n/a |
| Sacramento Squeeze | USA | Andre and Ethel (Follies Bergere) | n/a | 1912's |
| Sacred Dance | World | World Religious dances | Catholic | Jewish | Buddhists | Zen | Christian | Monks | etc. | ancient |
| Safety Dance | n/a | n/a | The Robot | Rock Lobster | Peewee Herman | Electric Slide | The Centipede | The Ant | 1980's |
| Sailors Hornpipe | Scotland | n/a | Arkansas Traveler | Highland Fling | Sword | Jig | Reels | n/a |
| Salac Dance | Rome? | Numa Pompilius | Dance to honor God of War | Biblical |
| Salegy | Madagascar | Sakalave peoples | n/a | n/a |
| Salían Dance | Rome | Numa | Salí Priests | War dances | Mythology | Religious | B.C. |
| Saltarelle or Saltarello | Italy | aka: Alta Danza | Court | Tarantella | Galliard | Quaternaria | 1500's |
| Salome Dance | Italy | Princess Salome | Dance Of The Seven Veils | Belly | Raks Sharki | Hootchy Coochy | Maude Allen | Joan Sawyer | Jessie York | Sol Cohen | 40's AD |
| Salta | France? | Lucretia Borgia dance this | aka: Waltz | 1700's? |
| Samah | Asia | n/a | Kirkler Samah | Dervish | Turkey | B.C. |
| Samba | Brazil | Introduced to the USA in 1940 | Latin | Salsa | Mambo | Marti Gras | 1917? |
| Sammy, the | New York | Prof. Claude Alviene (Oakland Tribune (7/17/1917) | Military type couples dance. Female wears mans hat. | 1917 |
| Sand Dance | USA? | Harriet Brown. A Syncopated Shuffle. No Taps aka: Scratchin' the Gravel | On My Taps [by Sims 1979] | See: Tap | Soft Shoe | 1920's? |
| Sand Dune (dance of the) | n/a | Norma Brandt | n/a | 1918 |
| Santley Tango | New York | Joseph Santley | "When Dreams Come True" | 1912 |
| Sapateo de, El | n/a | Fanny Essler? | n/a | 1800's |
| Sarabande | Guatemala | aka: Sarabanda | Andalusian | Zarabanda | Spanish Dance | Tarraga | Chacona | Zarabanda | Rastro | Sarabanda | 1560's |
| Sararo | Galicia | Ball Game dance at a Carnival | Muyneria | Gallega | Minuet | Cotillion | 1500's |
| Sardana | Cataluña | Catalan | Contrapas | Spanish dances | 1600's? |
| Saut Basque | Basque | aka: Mutchíco | Zorzico | edo carrica dantza | n/a |
| Sauteuse | n/a | A kind of waltz | Waltz | Quadrille | 1830's? |
| Savannah, the | USA | Done to a Spanish Foxtrot called the Valencia | Modified Charleston | Tango | 1926 |
| Savoy Ballroom | New York | Created by Charles Buchanon. | There were many Savoys, Harlem's was most notable. | Roseland Ballroom | Palomar | Jitterbug | Lindy | 12/14/1926 |
| Savoy Style Swing | New York | Smoother version done at Savoy Ballroom | NY | West Coast Swing | Lindy | Hollywood Style | 1930's |
| Scalp Dance | America | American Indian | American Indian Dance | 1800's? |
| Scandal Walk | USA | Scandals of 1920 | Finale Hop, Camel Walk, Hooiser Hop, Collegiate dances | 1920's |
| Scarf Dance | ? | 1920 Scarf dance | Foreman Hall | Skirt dances | Fan | Bubble | Veil | 1890's |
| Schäfflertanz | Munich | originated from Bow and Hoop Dance | Bow and Hoop, | 1600's? |
| Schönpart | Nürnberg | a Carnival Dance | n/a | n/a |
| Scottish Espagnole | France | aka: Spanish Schottische | n/a | 1900's |
| Schottische | Germany | Created by Markowski (Poland) | Folk dance | Country | Square dance | Friska | Polka | Rhinelander | Mazurka | 1840's? |
| Schottische Espagnole | Paris | France | aka: Spanish Schottische | Maltese | Double Schottische (most popular) | Scotis Espanol and the Seven Steps or Seven Step Polka | Spanish Dance | Schottische | Polka | 1900's |
| Schuhplattltanz | Bavaria | Bavarian Folk Dance | Ballet | Folk dances | Balanchine | n/a |
| Schuhplatteln | Germany | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Schwertertanz | Europe | n/a | Sword dances | n/a |
| Schwabentanz | Austria | 4/4/ & 3/4 mix | Waltz | 1800's? |
| Scotch Reel | Scotland | National Dance | Virginia Reel | Roger de Coverly | Hornpipe | Jigs | Square Dance | n/a |
| Scratchin' The Gravel | n/a | aka: Sand Dance | n/a | 1910's |
| Scronch, The | Kentucky | n/a | Skronch | Cab Calloway | n/a |
| Siebensprung | Germany | 2/4 time | n/a | 1600's? |
| Sea Sick Dance/ Glide | USA | Ragtime Dance | Texas Tommy | Bunny Hug | Grizzly Bear | Tiger | Boston Dip | Dallas Dip | Horse Trot etc. | 1913 |
| Sefton Waltz | n/a | Created By J.B. McKewen | Waltz | | 1908 |
| Sequence Dancing | England | Such as Square Dance/ round dancing. | Steps taken in certain definite order such as the Military Two-Step | Veleta | Square dance etc. | n/a |
| Sequidilla | Castille | Spain | n/a | Spanish dances | Sevillana | n/a |
| Serious Family Polka | New York | Created by M. Frederick at Burtons Theater | Polka | 1850 |
| Serpentine Dance | Paris | Created by: Loie Fuller | Butterfly Dance | Fan dance | Bubble dance | Veil | Skirt dance | Scarf | Sword dance | Fire dance | 1892 |
| Seven Years Itch, The | USA | Scratching the Body in Rhythm | n/a | 1910's? |
| Sevillana | Andalucía | Spain | n/a | Spanish Dance | Sequidilla | Flamenco | n/a |
| Sewin' The Rice | USA | n/a | Ballin' The Jack | Eagle Rock | Baltimore Buzz | 1910's |
| Shadow Dance | New York | Created By: Lydia Thompson | Can-can | Jig | 1890's |
| Shag, Carolina | Myrtle Beach | So. Carolina | Unknown | West Coast Swing | Push | Supreme Swing | Jitterbug | Whip | East Coast Swing | Lindy | 1930's? |
| Shag (A. Murray) | New York | Created by: Arthur Murray | Balboa | Collegiate Dances | Jitterbug | Collegiate Shag | 1930's |
| Shag, Collegiate | ??? | College Students? | aka: Arthur Murray Shag | Balboa | 1920's |
| Shag, New Orleans | ??? | Richard Jones? | Collegiate | Swing | Lindy | West Coast Swing | 1925's |
| Shag, St. Louis | St. Louis | n/a | Fast | Charleston Like couples dance | 1930s |
| Shame Dance, The | USA | n/a | Universal | 1923 |
| Shake and Quiver | Haiti | aka: Shitka | Shimmy | Via slave trade. | Shika | Shimmy | Shimmy-Sha-Wabble | Shake | ??? |
| Shakers, The | New Eng. | Sister Anna Lee | Religion | Morris | May Pole | 1770's |
| Shark Swish | n/a | n/a | One of the Ragtime dances | 1913's |
| Shawl Dance | Paris? | n/a | Scarf Dance | Fan Dance | Ballet | Bayadere | 1839? |
| Shika Dance | Nigeria | n/a | Shimmy | Shake and Quiver | Shimmy Sha Wabble | Shake dance | n/a |
| Shim Sham, The | See below | See also: Shim Sham Shimmy | Tap | Clog | Jazz | Theater | Act | 1920's |
| Shim Sham Shimmy | New York? | Leonard Reed | Line | Big Apple | Swing | Lindy hop | 1937 |
| Shimmy, The | USA | claimed by: Gilda Gray | Mae West in 1918/19 | Chemise | Shake | Shake and Quiver | Shimmy Sha Wabble | Shake dance | Bull Frog Hop Song (1908) | 1908 |
| Shimmy Grab, The | USA? | n/a | Shimmy | Shmmie Sha Wabble | Shake Dance | Shiver | Itch | Scratch | 1910 |
| Shimmy Sha Wabble | Haiti | Pre cursor to the Gilda /West Shimmy Dance | probably from Shika dance | Shimmy | Chemise | Shake and Quiver | Shimmy Sha Wabble | Shake dance | Rules and Regulation Song (1911). | 1911 |
| Shinto Dance | Japan | ?? | Oriental Fan Dance | Geisha | Maiko | ?? |
| Shishi Mai | Japan | Traditional Lion Dance w/ Chinese roots | Shishi Odori | n/a |
| Shishi Odori | Japan | Deer Dance | Shishi Mai | n/a |
| Shoeing the Mare | Cuba | Dance done within the Rhumba | Rhumba | Latin | ?? |
| Shout | Africa | African Hymns | n/a | 1800's |
| Shuffle | USA | Ragtime Dance | n/a | 1920's |
| Shufflin' dance | UK | Freestyle 'T-step' shuffle (Mashed Potato,) Running Man | Charleston mix | Apple Jacks. | Industrial Dance | Techtonic dance | Mashed Potato | Apple Jacks | Charleston | EMO | Running Man | Late 1990's |
| Sicinnis | n/a | n/a | Violent shaking dance | BC? |
| Sicillian(a), La | Sicily | Pastoral dance | (6/8 or 12/8 time) | La Tarantella | L'Italienne | Valse Redowa | | 1850's? |
| Sicilienne | Poland | Markowski (difficult | but graceful) | Friska | Schottische | Mazurka | Libonienne | L'Italienne | 1700's? |
| Silent Dance | USA | n/a | Social Dance thru Recorded Music and Headphones | 1928 |
| Silent Dance | n/a | Venetian's | Weddings | 1500's |
| Sir Roger de Coverly | England | aka: Roger de Coverly | Square Dance | Arkansas Traveler | 1800's |
| Sirillas | Chili | Quellón region | n/a | n/a |
| Siva Dance | Samoa | Samoan? | Apia | King Malietoa | 1880's |
| Six Step Waltz | New York | Oscar Duryea | National Biscuit Company | ? |
| Six-Eight, The | England | n/a | n/a | 1927 |
| Skating Waltz | Paris | Created by Maurice Mouvet as a boy | Solo Waltz done to Inamorata song. can be done to any waltz song however. | 1903? |
| Skákava | Bohemia | n/a | Mazurka | n/a |
| Skillipoop, the | Stratford | Canada | Alan Lund with Chela Matthison and Sylvia Shaffer (at the Stratford Shakespearian Festival "Timon of Athens".) | African-Oriental couples stage dance | 1968 |
| Skip Dance | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1800's? |
| Skip Rope Dance | Buffalo | New York | choreographed for Irene Pirson by Horatio N. Grant. ---> | The rope describes two revolutions to each bar. The dancer leaves the floor with a leap or hop every count in the bar | 164 hops and leaps. The rope goes under the feet on 1st and 3rd counts. | 1895 |
| Skirt Dance | n/a | Kate Vaughan | Serpentine | Veils | Butterfly | Bubble | Fan | 1876? |
| Skronch | Kentucky | n/a | Scronch | Cotton Club | Cab Calloway | n/a |
| SLÅNGPOLSKA FRÅN VIKBOLANDET | Sweden | Danced at weddings and Holidays | Folk | Russian | Ukrainian | Israeli | n/a |
| Slop, The | California | American Bandstand Introduction | aka: Maybe West Coast Swing? | n/a |
| Slovak Folk Dance | Slovakia | Czech/Slovak dances | Cardáš | Strasak | Hat dance | ?? |
| Sluefoot, The | California? | Film: Daddy Long Legs | see: Leslie Caron | Fred Astaire | Daddy Long Legs Film | 1954 |
| Slow Drag | New Orleans | n/a | Fish | Pony | Treemonisha | 1890's |
| Slow Rag | USA | (Probably misspelling of Slow Drag) | Bunny Hug | Turkey Trot | 1910 |
| Smurf, the | USA | Smurf Cartoon Dance | Urkel | Pee Wee Herman Dance | The Pacman | 1980's? |
| Snake Dance | Arizona | ?Hopi Indians? | Hopi | Moki | 2/1911 Nat'l Geographic Mag. | 1903 |
| Snake Dance | Havana | Voodoo Priests | Naningo | Matar La Culebra | 16th Cent. |
| Snake Hips | New York | Earl " Snake Hips " Tucker | Connie's Hot Chocolates | Congo Dance | 1920's |
| Soft Shoe | The South | George Primrose | Barney Fagan - (See: Tap,) | Leonard | Sand Dance | Virginia Essence | Clog | Tap | Buck /Wing | Juba | 1910's |
| Soleares | Spain | Origin of the Flamenco | Spanish | Flamenco | Alegrías | n/a |
| Son, The | Cuba | aka: Rumba | Mambo | Cha-Cha | Salsa | Latin | Rumba | - |
| Sonia Polish Dance | Poland? | aka: Polka | Polka | 1924 |
| Sophisticated Swing | California | Myrna Myron name for West Coast Swing. | West Coast Swing | Western Swing | Supreme Swing | Push | Whip | Swop | Swango | Swustle | Swag | Carolina Shag | 1940's |
| South Sea Fling | n/a | Efate Dancers | n/a | 1944's |
| South Sea Hula Dance | New York | Gilda Gray | n/a | 1922 |
| Southern Slide | USA | n/a | Composer: Jos. A. Burke | 1911 |
| Spagnoletta | Netherlands | n/a | Pavane | Espunyolet | Spanish dances | 1600's |
| Spanish Dance | Spain | Andalusia | Flamenco | Sarabande | Spanish Espagnole | Saltarello | Jaleo | Sequidilla | Fandango | Dancing Girls from Cadiz | Jota | 550 B.C. (Varies?) |
| Spanish Schottische (Espagnole) | Paris, France | aka: Spanish Schottische | Maltese | Double Schottische (most popular) | Scotis Espanol and the Seven Steps or Seven Step Polka | Spanish Dance | Schottische | 1900's |
| Spanish Waltz | USA | Dance Masters of America | Waltz done side by side | 1896 |
| Spanish Yorke | n/a | Dance Masters of America | Yorker | Yorke | York | 1895 |
| Spider Dance | NY? | Lola Montez (Gilbert) | done in Louise Glaum 'Sex' Film [1920] | Spanish dances | Lola and Andre' | 1800's |
| Spirit of America, the | USA | Dance Masters of America. Danced to "Dixie Song". Partly a Cakewalk | Cakewalk | Roosevelt Gavotte | Motto Gavotte | 1910's |
| Spongebob, the | USA | Hop+Kick-Step<-->Hop+Kick-Step | TV Cartoon Show | 1990's |
| Spoon Dances | Turkey? | Anatolia | Dinar | Silifke | Bolu | Konya | n/a |
| Spreading Chestnut Tree | England | Miss Adele England | Miss England | | n/a |
| Springar | Sweden | Swedish and Norwegian Country Dance | aka: Springdans | Springleik | n/a |
| Square Dance | England? | n/a | Country | Round | Folk | 1800's |
| Square-Order Shuffle | England | Father Joseph (Shakers) | Shakers dance | 1788 |
| St. Louis Hop | USA | n/a | Finale Hop, St. Louis Finale (Hop), Scandal Hop, Collegiate dances | 1926's |
| St. Louis Shag | E. St. Louis | Kenny Wetzel was a main devotee of this dance. | Charleston | St. Louis Hop | Lindy | Shag | WC Swing, | 1930's |
| St. Louis Shuffle | USA | Arthur Murray (Lets Swing It book) | n/a | 1937's |
| St. Vitus Dance, the | Germany | aka: Tarentella | Middle Ages | Tarantella | Dance Marathons | 1374 |
| Stag Dance, the | USA | Union Soldiers | Ballroom | 1863 |
| Stag Line | USA | Single Men | Cutting In | Single | Escort | 1937 |
| Statue Dance | n/a | Minstrel Shows | Pedestal Dance | Jig | Clog | Step Dance | Tap | 1840's? |
| Step Dance | Ireland | See tap for now | Tap dance | Clog | Jig | Pedestal | 400's |
| Steppin' | Chicago, IL | n/a | Stepping | Swing | DC Hand Dance | Walk | Off-time | 1940's |
| Stevenson Stomp | New York | Natl. Dance Masters Ass. | Political | Al Smith Hop | Lindy Hop | 1952 |
| Stomp-Stomp-Stomp | USA | 8/1960: Ballroom Dance Mag. | the Madison | 1960 |
| Stop-Time Dance | ?? | Fred Stone and Dave Mongomery danced this dance | Tap dance | Vernacular | Minstrel | 1920's |
| Stop Trot | London | ?? | n/a | 1927 |
| Stork Hop | n/a | Danced by Many Couples Together imitating the Long Legged flight of a Stork. | Fox Dance | Goat Bound | Grizzly Bear | Bunny Hug etc. | 1912 |
| Strasak | Slavokia | ?? | Cardáš | Hat dance | ?? |
| Strassburger | Paris | n/a | Mozart | Landler | Strassbourgeoise | 1770 |
| Strathspey | Scotland (Straph / Vale Spey river) | National dance of Scotland. Basically a slow reel. | Highland Fling | Highland Schottische | Hornpipe | Slower than Reels | 1750 |
| Stroll, The | USA | Albert Newman - (from Hesitation Boston | became fad in 1960s) | Hesitation | Boston (Waltz) | Fad | Twist | Frug | | 1913's |
| Strollypso | USA | Jackie Dee | Stroll | Calypso | 1960's |
| Strophe | Crete | Thesus | Strophe | Anti-strophe | and the Stationary | Mythology | B.C. |
| Strut, The | USA | Uncle Tom's Cabin [1903] | Hallelujah [1929] | Music Box Revue[19??] | Paul Whiteman | Cakewalk | 1900? |
| Strut, The Champion | USA | See: Marge and Gower Champion | Cakewalk | Charleston | Jitterbug - mix | 1940's? |
| Stumbling Steps | the | USA | Donald Kerr & Elfie Weston | Walking Dance for Dummies :) | 1922 |
| Sturlungasaga | Sweden? | n/a | Strophe | Faroe | n/a |
| Styrienne | n/a | Fanny Essler | Cachucha | Varsovienne | Tarantella | n/a |
| Subway Glide | 1914's | n/a | Ragtime Dance | Glide | n/a |
| Sugar Foot | No. Carolina | Precursor to the AM Shag | although was name of a few patterns as well. | Shag | Flea Hop | Balboa | Jitterbug | Break Away | West Coast Swing | 1923 -Sugar Foot Stomp-s/m | 1930's |
| Sugar Foot Strut, the | USA | Created by Billy Pierce for Ada May | Made famous by Ada May | 1928's |
| Sugar Step | London | ?? | ?? | 1927 |
| Supreme Swing | Oklahoma | Named by Jerry Crim | West Coast Swing | Push | Whip | Sophisticated | Western Swing | Carolina Shag | Rock and Roll | ? |
| Surfer Stomp | USA | Side | Cross | Side | Stomp - repeat (solo or couple) | Fad | NC2 | Twist | Disco | 1960's |
| Suzy - Q | USA | n/a | Big Apple | Truckin' | Lindy Hop | Shim Sham | 1937 |
| Swallow | Bavaria | n/a | Animal | n/a |
| Swedish Ring Dance | ?Sweden? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Swing Dance | USA | Folk Dance (Swing Dance is an Umbrella Term for all swing dance forms. See listed) Balboa | Big Apple | Boogie Woogie | Bop | BreakAway | Carolina Shag | Ceroc | Champion Strut | Flying Lindy | DC Hand Dance | East Coast Swing | Hollywood Style | Hustle | Jitterbug | Jive | Jitterbug-Jive | Leroc | | Lindy | Mooch | New Yorker | Pony Swing | Push | Rock and Roll | Savoy Style | Shag (collegiate) | Shag (St Louis) | Shim Sham | Sophisticated Swing | Steppin | Supreme Swing | Suzy Q | Swag | Swango | Swop | Swustle | Texas Tommy | Truckin | West Coast Swing | Whip | and others. | 1914 to present |
| Swing Trot | New York | Fred Astaire | Foxtrot | 1947 |
| Swing Waltz | n/a | n/a | Waltz | 1937 |
| Swingeroo, the | Georgia | A Truckin' Maneuver. Elbows interlocked and Truck in a circle | Truckin | Joe Louis Truck | Swing dance | Lindy Hop | 1937 |
| Swop Dance | Hollywood, CA | Coined by group Outkast. Means medium tempo Old Skool (SW)ing (128-148 bpm) and Hip-h(OP) mixture or SW-OP from film Idlewild. | West Coast Swing | Hip-Hop | Push | Whip | Shag | Lindy | 7/2006 |
| Sword Dance | Rome | Spartans and Romans | Later Scotland (1058 AD) | Mattachins | Highland Fling | Matassins | Gillie Callum | Moresque | Mooris | n/a |