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Modern and contemporary dance has developed a practice garment aesthetic that deliberately differs from both ballet’s codified uniform and jazz’s theatrical costume — modern dance training values functional…

Tribal fusion belly dance — the American style that emerged from the American Tribal Style (ATS) tradition developed by Carolena Nericcio and FatChanceBellyDance and the subsequent fusion movement…

Zumba and dance cardio fitness have transformed the gym floor into a dance studio for millions of people who want the physical benefits of aerobic fitness combined with…

A proper dance floor surface is one of the most important investments a home dance studio can make — dancing on an inappropriate surface (concrete, hard wood without…

A home gymnastics balance beam provides young gymnasts and dance students with the opportunity to develop the balance, proprioception, and beam-specific technical skills that normally require studio or…

Competition dance hair and headpiece accessories are among the most visible elements of a dancer’s complete performance presentation — at competition floor distance, the headpiece and hair arrangement…

Country western dance — encompassing line dancing, two-step, waltz, and the various partner dances of the western honky-tonk tradition — has its own distinctive costuming and accessory language…

The attachment of ribbons and elastics to pointe shoes is one of the most fundamental practical skills of every ballet student who dances on pointe — a skill…

Character dance and jazz are the showpieces of most dance recitals and competition programs — the bright colors, energetic music, and theatrical costumes that these styles permit create…

Flamenco is one of the most musically rich dance traditions in the world — a form where the dancer is simultaneously a musician, producing the zapateado (footwork percussion),…