Many
states of the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
have adopted official
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...
s as one of their
state symbols. The practice has extended to
U.S. territories and
Washington, D.C.Official State Dances
''NetState.com'', accessed April 21, 2006.
Starting in the 1970s, many states adopted square dance
A square dance is a dance for four couples, or eight dancers in total, arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, facing the middle of the square. Square dances contain elements from numerous traditional dances and were first documente ...
as their state dance, the result of a campaign by square dancers to make it the national dance.
Table
See also
* Lists of U.S. state insignia
* Flags of the U.S. states
References
External links
* "The State Folk Dance Conspiracy: Fabricating a National Folk Dance", originally published in ''Old-Time Herald'', v.4(7) pp. 9–12, Spring 1995. https://juliannemangin.com/the-state-folk-dance-conspiracy/ Accessed 8 Dec 2017
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U.S. state dances
Lists of United States state symbols