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372:Table dance
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317:Competitive
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71:high school
1098:Categories
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680:Azerbaijan
589:Musicality
557:Connection
514:Postmodern
484:Historical
367:Striptease
362:Pole dance
312:Ceremonial
267:slow dance
102:References
36:slow dance
917:Venezuela
880:Sri Lanka
875:Singapore
835:Nicaragua
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670:Australia
539:Technique
437:formation
352:Lap dance
81:Technique
54:, namely
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885:Thailand
810:Malaysia
795:Kiribati
705:Cameroon
700:Cambodia
690:Bulgaria
665:Assyrian
634:national
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609:Spotting
604:Sequence
582:glossary
529:Two-step
474:Flamenco
459:Breaking
454:Boogaloo
432:Ballroom
377:Twerking
342:Grinding
327:Ecstatic
91:buttocks
942:Related
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895:Ukraine
805:Kurdish
775:Ireland
755:Hungary
745:Georgia
730:Denmark
720:Croatia
685:Belarus
675:Austria
660:Armenia
650:Albania
614:Turnout
499:Lyrical
479:Hip-hop
322:Concert
247:Partner
216:Outline
75:college
890:Turkey
870:Serbia
865:Russia
860:Romani
850:Poland
815:Mexico
780:Israel
750:Greece
735:Europe
710:Canada
645:Africa
636:dances
594:Pointe
567:Graham
547:Ballet
504:Modern
427:Ballet
414:Styles
399:Street
394:Sacred
332:Erotic
304:Social
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277:contra
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800:Korea
790:Japan
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760:India
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619:Turns
577:Moves
519:Swing
509:Polka
494:Latin
449:Belly
442:waltz
287:round
211:Index
200:Dance
95:waist
93:, or
52:songs
48:music
44:dance
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840:Peru
770:Iran
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655:Arab
599:Pole
489:Jazz
422:Acro
384:Folk
282:line
242:Solo
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