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dance

Rhythmic movement of the body

Also known as dancing

Instance of: performing arts genre
, hobby
Subclass of: performing arts production
, physical activity

Overview

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Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or by its historical period or place of origin. Dance is typically performed with musical accompaniment, and sometimes with the dancer simultaneously using a musical instrument themselves.

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136 statements · 11% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

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105 identifiers linking dance across the web's reference databases

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136

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11%

externally sourced

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AIDB. (2026). dance (Q11639). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/dance-Q11639