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Performance dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where performance is the primary focus of the dancing.By contrast, in social dance there is no audience (as such) as all participants perform and watch at the same time.
Usually performances are danced to a set music and choreography, whereas social dances are danced to changing music and without choreography. Exceptions can be found in many of the un- standardized social dances like argentine tango, salsa or swing
This compares to other major dance categories based on purpose:
- Ceremonial dance - Competitive dance - Erotic dance - Participation dance - Social dance - Concert dance
Almost any type of dance may be danced for the purpose of performance.
However the following dance forms or styles are traditionally considered specific for this category:
- Ballet
- Ballroom Dance
- Belly Dance
- BharatanatyamBharatanatyam (also spelled as Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam or Bharata Natyam) is a classical dance form from South India. It owes its name to Krishna Iyer and, later, Rukmini Devi Arundale's. Bharata is Bha Bhava (mood); Ra Raga (music); ta Tala (rhythm)
- CabaretCabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watc
- Character dance
- 20th century concert dance20th century concert dance is the name given to a category of dance forms that include: Free dance Modern dance Expressionist dance Postmodern dance Dance improvisation Contemporary dance Dance theatre Dance technology Dance for camera Although technicall
- Historical danceHistorical dances are dances that reenact what was danced in times long past, together with music and costumes. Usually they are danced as performance, but may well be danced for pleasure in the historical dance clubs and societies. Categories of Historic
- Jazz
- Modern danceModern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. Although the term Modern dances has also been applied to a category of 20th Century ballroom dances, Modern dance as a term usually refers to 20th century concert dance. In the early 1900s
- Musical theatre
- Pole dance
- Striptease
1 Reference
Adams, D.(1999)Making the Connection: A Comparison of Dance in the Concert Versus Worship Setting. Sharing NYC. BooksEnthsiast.com
2 See also
Dance
