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313:Table dance
278:Go go dance
258:Competitive
37:coronations
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498:Connection
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425:Historical
308:Striptease
303:Pole dance
253:Ceremonial
208:slow dance
99:2007-06-19
80:References
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873:Zimbabwe
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736:Kiribati
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606:Assyrian
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570:Regional
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400:Breaking
395:Boogaloo
373:Ballroom
318:Twerking
283:Grinding
268:Ecstatic
70:footwork
41:marriage
883:Related
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535:Pointe
508:Graham
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383:waltz
228:round
152:Index
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596:Arab
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430:Jazz
363:Acro
325:Folk
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345:War
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