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1036:Postmodern
1006:Historical
889:Striptease
884:Pole dance
834:Ceremonial
789:slow dance
572:2019-08-14
548:2019-08-14
524:2019-08-14
500:2019-08-14
477:References
289:slow dance
209:folk dance
100:Charleston
1439:Venezuela
1402:Sri Lanka
1397:Singapore
1357:Nicaragua
1287:Indonesia
1192:Australia
1061:Technique
959:formation
874:Lap dance
563:"History"
515:"History"
491:"History"
322:does not
148:and then
104:Lindy Hop
1454:Zimbabwe
1407:Thailand
1332:Malaysia
1317:Kiribati
1227:Cameroon
1222:Cambodia
1212:Bulgaria
1187:Assyrian
1156:national
1151:Regional
1131:Spotting
1126:Sequence
1104:glossary
1051:Two-step
996:Flamenco
981:Breaking
976:Boogaloo
954:Ballroom
899:Twerking
864:Grinding
849:Ecstatic
453:See also
255:follower
170:Ruodlieb
142:big band
1583:Romance
1464:Related
1444:Vietnam
1417:Ukraine
1327:Kurdish
1297:Ireland
1277:Hungary
1267:Georgia
1252:Denmark
1242:Croatia
1207:Belarus
1197:Austria
1182:Armenia
1172:Albania
1136:Turnout
1021:Lyrical
1001:Hip-hop
844:Concert
769:Partner
738:Outline
343:removed
328:sources
120:aerials
1412:Turkey
1392:Serbia
1387:Russia
1382:Romani
1372:Poland
1337:Mexico
1302:Israel
1272:Greece
1257:Europe
1232:Canada
1167:Africa
1158:dances
1116:Pointe
1089:Graham
1069:Ballet
1026:Modern
949:Ballet
936:Styles
921:Street
916:Sacred
854:Erotic
826:Social
814:square
799:contra
794:circle
659:
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439:Troika
431:Trojak
427:Troika
412:Hustle
379:Uyghur
251:leader
135:Balboa
68:dances
59:, 1883
1347:Nepal
1322:Korea
1312:Japan
1307:Italy
1282:India
1237:China
1141:Turns
1099:Moves
1041:Swing
1031:Polka
1016:Latin
971:Belly
964:waltz
809:round
733:Index
722:Dance
420:Swing
416:Salsa
408:Ceroc
231:or a
39:tango
1362:Peru
1292:Iran
1247:Cuba
1177:Arab
1121:Pole
1011:Jazz
944:Acro
906:Folk
804:line
764:Solo
657:ISBN
638:ISBN
619:ISBN
603:ISBN
587:ISBN
418:and
326:any
324:cite
227:, a
223:, a
156:and
133:and
92:jazz
86:and
66:are
1046:Tap
926:War
337:by
276:In
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