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1088:Spotting
1083:Sequence
1061:glossary
1008:Two-step
953:Flamenco
938:Breaking
933:Boogaloo
911:Ballroom
856:Twerking
821:Grinding
806:Ecstatic
487:(2005) "
466:Whirling
445:See also
423:attitude
333:illusion
312:Illusion
171:attitude
165:Attitude
153:Spotting
36:Flamenco
1421:Related
1401:Vietnam
1374:Ukraine
1284:Kurdish
1254:Ireland
1234:Hungary
1224:Georgia
1209:Denmark
1199:Croatia
1164:Belarus
1154:Austria
1139:Armenia
1129:Albania
1093:Turnout
978:Lyrical
958:Hip-hop
801:Concert
726:Partner
695:Outline
395:turnout
272:fouetté
260:fouetté
239:Fouetté
222:Chaînés
217:Chaînés
184:chaînés
85:leading
81:working
63:turn).
18:Chaînés
1369:Turkey
1349:Serbia
1344:Russia
1339:Romani
1329:Poland
1294:Mexico
1259:Israel
1229:Greece
1214:Europe
1189:Canada
1124:Africa
1115:dances
1073:Pointe
1046:Graham
1026:Ballet
983:Modern
906:Ballet
893:Styles
878:Street
873:Sacred
811:Erotic
783:Social
771:square
756:contra
751:circle
634:
596:
571:
546:
495:
419:retiré
361:retiré
353:relevé
277:relevé
226:French
91:relevé
77:raised
61:triple
57:double
38:dancer
1304:Nepal
1279:Korea
1269:Japan
1264:Italy
1239:India
1194:China
1098:Turns
1056:Moves
998:Swing
988:Polka
973:Latin
928:Belly
921:waltz
766:round
690:Index
679:Dance
429:, or
349:piqué
343:Piqué
138:pivot
113:. In
79:, or
44:dance
1319:Peru
1249:Iran
1204:Cuba
1134:Arab
1078:Pole
968:Jazz
901:Acro
863:Folk
761:line
721:Solo
632:ISBN
594:ISBN
569:ISBN
544:ISBN
517:2012
493:ISBN
399:plié
355:(or
268:plié
177:Axel
117:, a
73:free
52:turn
50:, a
46:and
1003:Tap
883:War
540:126
327:An
298:of
286:In
59:or
42:In
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425:,
413:.
389:A
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