Contains

• kwela

  A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its...

• jazz

  A style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large...

• beguine

  Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance.

• bolero

  Music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance.

• carioca

  Music composed for dancing the carioca.

• conga

  Music composed for dancing the conga.

• flamenco

  Guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco.

• gavotte

  Music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte.

• habanera

  Music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera.

• hornpipe

  Music for dancing the hornpipe.

• jig

  Music in three-four time for dancing a jig.

• landler

  Music in triple time for dancing the landler.

• mazurka

  Music composed for dancing the mazurka.

• minuet

  A stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata...

• paso doble

  Music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights.

• pavane

  Music composed for dancing the pavane.

• polka

  Music performed for dancing the polka.

• quadrille

  Music for dancing the quadrille.

• reel

  Music composed for dancing a reel.

• rumba

  Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba.

• samba

  Music composed for dancing the samba.

• saraband

  Music composed for dancing the saraband.

• tango

  Music written in duple time for dancing the tango.

• tarantella

  Music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella.

• techno

  A style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals.

• waltz

  Music composed in triple time for waltzing.

• rag

  Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano).