Styles
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| Style | Genre | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Step RocknRoll | RockNRoll | USA | Feel the beat style RocknRoll |
| 6 Step RocknRoll | RockNRoll | USA | Tap and Step RocknRoll |
| Argentine Tango | Cultural | Argentine | Dance of Argentine |
| Bachata | Latin | Dominican Republic | Hips on Fire |
| Balboa | Swing | USA | The shuffle dance |
| Ballet | Classical | Europe | Graceful dance that tells a story or reflects a mood |
| Ballroom Cha Cha | Ballroom | Cuba | Fun, flirty, playful Cuban dance |
| Ballroom Jive | Ballroom | England | Variation of the Jitterbug, consisting of dance steps derived from country dancing |
| Ballroom Paso Doble | Ballroom | Spain (origin France) | Marching to a Spanish bull fight |
| Ballroom Rumba | Ballroom | Cuba | Slow and sensuous Latin American dance |
| Ballroom Samba | Ballroom | Brazil | A lively Brazilian dance consisting of many jumps and turns |
| Belly Dancing | Cultural | Middle East | Middle Eastern dance or Arabic dance |
| Bolero | Latin | Spain | Slow-tempo Latin dance |
| Boogie Woogie | Swing | USA | European East Coast Swing |
| Break Dance | Modern | USA | Get on the Good Foot |
| Ceroc | Swing | Blend of Latin, Salsa and a two-step jive | |
| Cha Cha | Latin | Cuba | Vibrant, flamboyant and playful dance from Cuba |
| Charleston | Swing | USA | A step and swing dance from the 1920s |
| Cuban Salsa | Latin | Cuba | Type of round dancing of Salsa |
| Cumbia | Latin | Colombia | The courtship dance |
| East Coast Swing | Swing | USA | The base for all swing dances |
| Flamenco | Cultural | Spain | Expressive solo dance from Spain |
| Foxtrot | Ballroom | USA | Slower version of the Quickstep |
| Freestyle RocknRoll | RockNRoll | USA | Blending of different styles of RocknRoll |
| Funk | Modern | USA | Street dance styles that originated in California in 1970s |
| Hip Hop | Modern | USA | Several dance styles associated with hip-hop culture |
| Jazz Ballet | Classical | USA | Relazed and upbeat version of ballet |
| Jitterbug | Swing | USA | An umbrella term generally referring to swing dancing |
| Jive | Swing | USA | A fast-paced variation of the Jitterbug |
| Lindy Hop | Swing | USA | Most popular swing dance that originated in Harlem |
| Line Dancing | Sequence | USA | A choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps |
| Mambo | Latin | Cuba | Little bit of Mambo passion |
| Merengue | Latin | Haiti | Stylized limping step, known as the pole-fence step |
| Modern Jive | Swing | United Kingdom | Blend of Latin, Salsa and a two-step jive |
| New Vogue | New Vogue | Australia | Collection of New Vogue sequence dances |
| Partner Dancing | Sequence | USA | Novelty dances in RocknRoll |
| Quickstep | Ballroom | England | Fast version of the foxtrot |
| Rockabilly | RockNRoll | USA | Early style of RocknRoll suited to fast paced music |
| Rumba | Latin | Cuba | Fascinating rhythms and mesmerizing body movements |
| Salsa | Latin | Puerto Rico | Sensual and tantalizing |
| Samba | Latin | Brazil | Brazilian dance associated with street festivals and celebrations |
| Samba de Gafieira | Latin | Brazil | A partner dance done to the Brazilian samba musical rhythms |
| Square Dancing | Sequence | World | Folk dance with four couples arranged in a square |
| Swing | Swing | USA | Collection of dances that developed with the swing of jazz music |
| Swing Jive | Swing | USA | Blend of Swing and Jive |
| Tango | Ballroom | Argentine | Dance of Passion |
| Tap | Classical | USA | Use feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns and timely beats |
| Viennese Waltz | Ballroom | France | |
| Waltz | Ballroom | England & USA | Modern waltz with long and gliding steps |
| West Coast Swing | Swing | USA | A slotted dance in which the follower travels back and forth along a rectangle, or slot |
| Zouk | Latin | Caribbean & Brazil | Sexy, sensual, free flowing dance from Brazil |
| Zumba | Latin | Colombia | Fitness program inspired by Latin dance |