Dance styles explained
Each style has its own steps and music. Pick one to learn a little about it and see where to dance it.
Swing and hustle
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Partner dancing
Lindy Hop
The original swing dance from 1920s Harlem in New York City. It is bouncy and playful.
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Partner dancing
East Coast Swing
A simple, bouncy swing dance. It is often the first partner dance people learn.
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Partner dancing
West Coast Swing
A smooth swing dance done in a straight line. It fits pop, R&B and blues songs.
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Partner dancing
Hustle
A fast, spinning partner dance from the 1970s disco days. It was born in New York.
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Partner dancing
Blues Dancing
A slow, relaxed partner dance to blues music, with lots of room to improvise.
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Ballroom
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Partner dancing
Ballroom (Standard and Smooth)
Classic partner dances that travel around the floor, like the waltz and foxtrot.
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Partner dancing
Latin and Rhythm (ballroom)
Ballroom versions of Latin dances, like the cha-cha and rumba. Hips move a lot.
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Latin
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Partner dancing
Salsa
A fast, fun partner dance from the Caribbean and New York, with lots of turns.
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Partner dancing
Bachata
A close partner dance from the Dominican Republic with a small hip pop on count four.
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Partner dancing
Merengue
An easy Dominican partner dance. You march in place to the beat.
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Partner dancing
Kizomba
A slow, smooth partner dance from Angola, danced close together.
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Partner dancing
Brazilian Zouk
A flowing Brazilian partner dance with big body waves and head movements.
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Tango
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Partner dancing
Argentine Tango
A slow, close partner dance from Buenos Aires. The couple walks and improvises together.
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Country
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Partner dancing
Country Two-Step
A traveling country partner dance with a quick-quick-slow-slow rhythm.
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Other
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Party dancing
Party dancing (freestyle)
Dance however you like to a live band or DJ, like at a club, bar or wedding. No steps or partner needed.
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