Types of dance
There are five main types of dance: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Musical Theater, Tap, and Hip Hop.
Ballet
The oldest type of dance and also the origin of all other types of dance.
Jazz
It is influenced by ballet and is one of the most contemporary types of dance.
Modern
This type of dance is a more relaxed form of dance that expresses emotion more than following the more structural type of dance such as ballet.
Musical Theater
More of and acting dance where the dancer portrays some type of character through the dance steps, music, props, and costumes.
Tap
Tap dancers wear metal-plated shoes and dance by creating different rhythms on the floor.
Hip Hop
Hip-hop is the most recent type of dance which uses a vast variety of methods to express emotions.