1. Dance Types
Dances are performed by dancers and the movements are crafted by a choreographer

2. Professional
Dances that require significant training and full-time practice. These are types that are performed regularly for large audiences and the performers are paid.
Jazz
Tap
Ballet

3. Ballroom
Dances that are performed in formal social settings and also on competitive levels.
Cha Cha
- Foxtrot
Tango
Lindy Hop(swing)
Waltz

4. Modern
Less professional in nature and used as a means of expressing the feelings of the dancers.
- Broadway
- Contemporary
- Interpretive

5. Regional
Dances that originate in and are representative of a certain part of the world.
- Latin Dance
- African Dance
Schuhplattler
Middle Eastern
Asian
Riverdance