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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.)


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Elements of Dance Etiquette
Dance culture Etiquette by situation {{Dance-stub