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Dance etiquette is the set of
conventional rules which govern the social behavior of
social dance
Social dances are dances that have a social functions and context. Social dances are intended for participation rather than performance. They are often danced merely to socialise and for entertainment, though they may have ceremonial, competiti ...
by its participants.
Such rules include the way in which the participants should look and the way in which they approach, dance with and leave their partner.
Etiquette can vary in its specification and stringency between different
styles of dance.
Further reading
*''Ballroom Etiquette ... Twelve lessons''. New York: Dance Review Publishing Co., 1924
*Davidson, John & Mary ''Etiquette at a Dance: what to do and what not to do''. London: W. Foulsham & Co., 1937
*''How to Dance; or, the Etiquette of the Ball Room''. London: Ward, Lock, etc., 1876
*Karsinova ''Don'ts for Dancers''. London: A. & C. Black, 2008 (reissue of the 1925 ed.)
References
External links
Elements of Dance Etiquette
Dance culture
Etiquette by situation
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