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This is a special glossary of dance and dancing terms. It's not a full technical dance glossary.

It's intended to illustrate that dance touches every aspect of life , and thereby to help teachers, and to inspire students to enjoy the rich joyful cultural and human aspects of dancing, beyond conventional theory.

There are already many big technical glossaries of dancing terms, so this one is a BIT different, and as with other MATERIALS on this website, it adds something new, rather than replicates what's already out there.

This glossary includes some basic dance terminology if it's interesting in some way, and other more unusual fascinating dance terms that you might never use, except to enthuse to other people about the words and meanings, and the wonder of dancing.

This is a glossary of dance words - and definitions and origins - that are curious, fascinating, funny and interesting or inspiring - to excite and and ENTERTAIN people, and to encourage wonderment about dance - to realise how deeply connected dancing is to life on earth, and to the sun and moon and stars, and whatever GOD or universal force rocks and rolls your universe.

I'm open to suggestions of fascinating and entertaining additions, thank you.

Abstract dance - A technical term for theatrical/BALLET dances without a plot or storyline.

Academic dance - An alternative technical term for classical ballet. The name reflects the seriousness, and 'academic' nature, of the theoretical and technical 'school' teaching associated with the ballet dance genre.