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Styles and their history, ballet terms, studios and companies in your city, what dancers really earn, colleges with dance majors — and the BPM of thousands of songs, matched to the dance that fits.
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All styles →Ballet & Theatrical Dance
Concert and stage forms trained in studios and performed on stage — from classical ballet to modern, contemporary, jazz, tap and Broadway dance.
7 styles · Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Modern DanceBallroom & DanceSport
Partner dances with standardized technique and competition tempos: the International Standard and Latin programs plus the American Smooth and Rhythm styles.
12 styles · Waltz, Viennese Waltz, FoxtrotLatin Social Dance
Club and social partner dances from Latin America and the African diaspora — salsa, bachata, merengue, kizomba, cumbia and zouk.
6 styles · Salsa, Bachata, MerengueTango
The improvised embrace dance of Buenos Aires and Montevideo and the milonga culture built around it.
1 styles · Argentine TangoSwing & Vintage Jazz Dance
African American jazz-era dances and their descendants: Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, East and West Coast Swing, Shag and Hustle.
7 styles · East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast SwingCountry, Folk & Community Dance
Dances made for community floors — square and contra dance, line dancing, two-step, clogging and polka.
6 styles · Texas Two-Step, Line Dancing, Square DanceStreet & Club Dance
Styles born in neighborhoods, clubs and cyphers — hip-hop, breaking, popping, locking, house, krump, waacking, voguing and K-pop choreography.
9 styles · Hip-Hop Dance, Breaking (Breakdance), PoppingWorld & Cultural Dance
Traditions with deep cultural roots that thrive in American studios and communities — flamenco, belly dance, Irish step, hula, bhangra, Indian classical and African dance.
9 styles · Flamenco, Belly Dance, Irish DanceDance Fitness
Dance-based workouts taught in gyms and studios, from Zumba to pole fitness.
2 styles · Zumba, Pole DancePopular style guides
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Ballet
Italian Renaissance courts; codified in 17th-century France
Salsa
New York City — Cuban son and mambo, Puerto Rican musicians
Waltz
Austria and southern Germany (from the Ländler)
Hip-Hop Dance
The Bronx, New York, and California funk styles
Tap Dance
United States — African rhythmic traditions meet Irish and Scottish step dancing
Argentine Tango
Río de la Plata — Buenos Aires and Montevideo
Lindy Hop
Harlem, New York — the Savoy Ballroom
Bachata
Dominican Republic
Contemporary Dance
Europe and the United States, mid-20th century
Line Dancing
United States (country, disco and pop)
Flamenco
Andalusia, Spain (Gitano/Roma culture)
West Coast Swing
California
Find the BPM of a song — and the dance that fits
Measured tempo, key and danceability for 12,000 songs, matched to waltz, cha-cha, swing, salsa and 40 more dances.
→ CareersWhat dancers earn: $24.80/hr median
Official BLS wages for dancers, choreographers (median $55,310/yr), dance teachers and fitness instructors in every state and 502 metro areas.
→ Education306 colleges with dance programs
Every school that awarded dance degrees — BFA, BA, MFA, certificates — with graduates, tuition and outcomes.
→ Learn352 dance terms explained
Ballet vocabulary with pronunciation, partner-dance jargon and every square dance call from Basic to Plus.
→ Community6,722 dance & ballet nonprofits
Companies, schools, festivals and presenters with IRS and Form 990 data and NEA grants.
→ ToolsTap tempo, BPM converter & calorie calculator
Free tools for dancers, teachers and DJs that run right in your browser.
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