Group dance

Estonian folk dances are typically group dances. University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble.
Assyrian people dancing khigga, a group dance, which is the common dance among Assyrians.
Five partner group dance at a Colonial Ball in the Albert Hall, Canberra ( circa 2016) (sepia)

Group dances are danced by groups of people simultaneously, as opposed to individuals dancing alone or couples dancing together (but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any). Group dances include the following dance forms or styles:

References

  1. ↑ "Nineteenth Century Social Dance". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  2. ↑ Fink, Bernhard; Bläsing, Bettina; Ravignani, Andrea; Shackelford, Todd K. (July 2021). "Evolution and functions of human dance". Evolution and Human Behavior. 42 (4): 351–360. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2021.01.003. ISSN 1090-5138.
  3. ↑ Fort, Joseph, ed. (2025), "The Choreography of the Viennese Minuet as a Group Dance", Haydn's Minuets and Eighteenth-Century Dance, Music in Context, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 62–97, doi:10.1017/9781009515603.003, ISBN 978-1-009-51559-7, retrieved 2026-10-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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