As you can now see, many many dances are considered controversial when they first emerge. But with some time and distance we can now see ho...

Warning: content and language may be inappropriate for underage people. Twerking is a type of dancing in which an individual, usually a...

The Dougie is a hip-hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on...

Pole dancing is a really good exercise. It is also called Pole Fitness. Pole fitness today is a hybrid of athletic, and theatrical, male ...

WARNING: LANGUAGE AND CONTENT MAY BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR UNDERAGE PEOPLE. Freak dancing is a style of urban dancing, usually performe...

Lambada is a dance from Pará, Brazil. The dance became internationally popular in the 1980s, especially in Latin America and Caribbean coun...

The pogo is a "form of dancing brought about by early punk and thrash bands, now mainly used in the presence of modern hardcore and me...

Breakdancing, b-boying, or breaking, is a Hip-Hop street dance that originated among African American youth during the mid 70s in the citie...

The bump was a primarily 1970s fad dance introduced by Johnny Spruce in which the main move is to lightly "bump" hips on every ot...

The twist is a 1950's dance to a song of the same name covered by Chubby Checker. The Twist went on to become the most popular dance in...

One of the first to perform this move on stage was Elvis Presley, which was at the time quite controversial. Due to this, he would normally...

The Jitterbug is a kind of swing dance that became popular in the United States in the 1930s. It is danced to upbeat music, by moving one...

The Charleston is a variety of foxtrot dance that originated in 1903. It started in Charleston, South Carolina (hence the name) ...

As most people know, the waltz is a ballroom and folk dance performed in closed position (holding your partner while facing them). It is ...

Since 'traditional' History isn't my strong suit, I decided to take this blog and make it about the History of dance, the impac...