#social_dancing  dancing as part of a social occasion
  supertype:  dancing__dance__terpsichore  taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
  subtype:  jitterbug  a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
  subtype:  lindy_hop__lindyhop__lindy  an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
  subtype:  fandango  a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
  subtype:  flamenco__gypsy_dancing__gypsydancing  a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet
  subtype:  gavotte  an old formal French dance in quadruple time
  subtype:  shag  a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
  subtype:  stomp  a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
  subtype:  tarantelle__tarantella  a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
  subtype:  ballroom_dancing__ballroom_dance  any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
     subtype:  beguine  a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
     subtype:  carioca  a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
     subtype:  cha-cha-cha__chachacha__cha-cha__chacha  a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips
     subtype:  one-step__onestep  an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot
        subtype:  turkey_trot  an early ragtime one-step
     subtype:  fox-trot__foxtrot  a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
     subtype:  two-step__twostep  a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps
     subtype:  bunny_hug__bunnyhug  a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US
     subtype:  charleston  an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
     subtype:  conga  a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
     subtype:  cotillion__cotilion  a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
     subtype:  minuet  a stately court dance in the 17th century
     subtype:  paso_doble  a ballroom dance in fast duple time
     subtype:  quickstep  a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
     subtype:  rumba  a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
     subtype:  samba.ballroom_dancing  a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
     subtype:  round_dancing__rounddancing__round_dance__rounddance  a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement
     subtype:  tango  a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
     subtype:  valse__waltz  a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
  subtype:  folk_dancing__folk_dance  a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
     subtype:  farandole  a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures
     subtype:  mazurka  a Polish national dance in triple time
     subtype:  polka  a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
     subtype:  morris_dance__morris_dancing  any of various English folk dances performed by men in costume
     subtype:  sword_dance__sworddance__sword_dancing__sworddancing  any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
     subtype:  rumba.folk_dancing  a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time
     subtype:  hornpipe  a British solo dance performed by sailors
     subtype:  jig  any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
     subtype:  country-dance__countrydance__country_dancing__countrydancing__contredanse__contra_danse  a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
        subtype:  longways_dance__longways  country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
           subtype:  Virginia_reel__reel  an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
        subtype:  square_dance__square_dancing  American country dancing in which couples form squares
           subtype:  Scottish_reel__reel  a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
              subtype:  highland_fling  a vigorous Scottish reel
              subtype:  eightsome  a Scottish reel for eight dancers
           subtype:  quadrille  a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
              subtype:  lancers  a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples
        subtype:  do-si-do  a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places
        subtype:  promenade.country-dance  a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
        subtype:  sashay  a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
        subtype:  swing.country-dance  a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
        subtype:  landler  a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping
     subtype:  round_dance__rounddance  a folk dance; dancers form a circle
        subtype:  schottische  a German round dance resembling a slow polka

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