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939:Competitive
676:Mayim Mayim
671:Letkajenkka
631:Ghost dance
596:Ballu tundu
371:From Nólsoy
323:Stígum Fast
307:From Sandoy
240:are these:
195:Dance Games
94:Dance rules
1667:Categories
1534:Uzbekistan
1302:Azerbaijan
1211:Musicality
1179:Connection
1136:Postmodern
1106:Historical
989:Striptease
984:Pole dance
934:Ceremonial
889:slow dance
746:Folk dance
696:Tarantella
463:References
384:From Vágar
352:Tøkum Lætt
238:Sláið Ring
1539:Venezuela
1502:Sri Lanka
1497:Singapore
1457:Nicaragua
1387:Indonesia
1292:Australia
1161:Technique
1059:formation
974:Lap dance
706:Tresenica
506:Tjatsi.fo
439:Fótatraðk
1554:Zimbabwe
1507:Thailand
1432:Malaysia
1417:Kiribati
1327:Cameroon
1322:Cambodia
1312:Bulgaria
1287:Assyrian
1256:national
1251:Regional
1231:Spotting
1226:Sequence
1204:glossary
1151:Two-step
1096:Flamenco
1081:Breaking
1076:Boogaloo
1054:Ballroom
999:Twerking
964:Grinding
949:Ecstatic
651:Khorovod
646:Karikázó
584:Assyrian
446:See also
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258:Carnival
226:Ólavsøka
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1564:Related
1544:Vietnam
1517:Ukraine
1427:Kurdish
1397:Ireland
1377:Hungary
1367:Georgia
1352:Denmark
1342:Croatia
1307:Belarus
1297:Austria
1282:Armenia
1272:Albania
1236:Turnout
1121:Lyrical
1101:Hip-hop
944:Concert
869:Partner
838:Outline
724:Related
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661:Körtánc
621:Faroese
500:Sources
487:4 April
213:Denmark
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1512:Turkey
1492:Serbia
1487:Russia
1482:Romani
1472:Poland
1437:Mexico
1402:Israel
1372:Greece
1357:Europe
1332:Canada
1267:Africa
1258:dances
1216:Pointe
1189:Graham
1169:Ballet
1126:Modern
1049:Ballet
1036:Styles
1021:Street
1016:Sacred
954:Erotic
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1447:Nepal
1422:Korea
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1241:Turns
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1141:Swing
1131:Polka
1116:Latin
1071:Belly
1064:waltz
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574:Adana
567:Types
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1462:Peru
1392:Iran
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1277:Arab
1221:Pole
1111:Jazz
1044:Acro
1006:Folk
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864:Solo
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