Dance Glossary

Many dances share patterns and figures, and most are more alike than they are different. Click on a link below for a description of the term.

Alexander Technique

Argentine Tango

Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom West Coast Swing

Cajun Swing

Carolina Shag

Cha-Cha

Country Western Swing

Cuban Motion

DC Hand Dancing

East Coast Swing

Four-Count Swing

Foxtrot

Four Count Hustle

Hustle or Swing Hustle

Imperial Swing

International Waltz

Jitterbug

Jive

Lambada

Latin Dance

Lindy

Mambo

Merengue

Modern Waltz

Nightclub

One-Step

Pony Swing

Push

Quick•Quick•Slow Pattern

Quick Waltz

Rumba (or Rhumba)

Salsa

Samba

Savoy Swing

Supreme Swing

Swing

Tango

Three Count Hustle

Viennese Waltz

Waltz

West Coast Swing

Whip