Dance news
Social and LatinSt. Louis Salsa Bachata Congress gets ready to celebrate Afro-Latin culture through danceContemporaryReview: Cuban Baroque (Touring)Social and LatinHispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of SalsaHeritageSingapore Joins Regional Bid to Get Zapin Inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ListWorldMulticultural Folk Dance HouseFestivalsDance Festival for middle and high school studentsSocial and LatinCan you dance to it? Conjunto Berretín brings jazz to the tango dance floorBallet and stageFirst Friday Arts: Ballet, salsa and live music in Charlotte this OctoberSocial and LatinFirst Friday Arts: Ballet, salsa and live music in Charlotte this OctoberWorldPortland Greek FestivalSocial and LatinSt. Louis Salsa Bachata Congress gets ready to celebrate Afro-Latin culture through danceContemporaryReview: Cuban Baroque (Touring)Social and LatinHispanic Heritage Month Guided Tour: ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of SalsaHeritageSingapore Joins Regional Bid to Get Zapin Inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ListWorldMulticultural Folk Dance HouseFestivalsDance Festival for middle and high school studentsSocial and LatinCan you dance to it? Conjunto Berretín brings jazz to the tango dance floorBallet and stageFirst Friday Arts: Ballet, salsa and live music in Charlotte this OctoberSocial and LatinFirst Friday Arts: Ballet, salsa and live music in Charlotte this OctoberWorldPortland Greek Festival
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Formations

Solo, couple, circle, line, set, group and procession: how the dancers are arranged, each drawn from above.

Solo dancesOne dancer alone, holding the whole floor or stage.115
Couple dancesTwo partners, in a hold or facing each other.125
Circle dancesDancers in a ring, hands joined or not, moving round a centre.100
Line and chain dancesDancers side by side, or in a chain led from one end.52
Set and square dancesCouples in squares or facing rows, trading places through figures.13
Group dancesAn ensemble moving together in patterns that are not a ring or a line.296
Processional dancesDanced on the move, along a street or round a village or temple.41

The weekly round

Every Monday: seven dances you may not know, what the world is dancing this week, and one way of dancing explained.