CLASSIFICATION OF DANCE

• Social dance 


  main focus socialize with other people through dance
• Ballroom

  started first in Italy, during early years of renaissance. Now popular in Europe
• Festival

  celebration to feast of patron in said locality
• Ceremonial 


  major category on classification of dance

  forms. the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic
• Occupational

  daily work of the people living in various topographies.
• Courtship 


  allow dancers to display vigour to engage in

  socially

  accepted physical contact
• War dance

  often using weapons and fighting movements, were used throughout history as a way of training soldiers