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• adagio go
  a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
  
• break dancing, break dance go
  a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground
  
• courante go
  a court dance of the 16th century
  
• nautch, nauch, nautch dance go
  an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls
  
• pavane, pavan go
  a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
  
• phrase go
  dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
  
• saraband go
  a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries
  
• skank go
  a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
  
• slam dancing, slam dance go
  a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another
  
• step dancing, hoofing go
  dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
  
• toe dancing, toe dance go
  a dance performed on tiptoe
  
• stage dancing, choreography go
  a show involving artistic dancing
  
• variation, pas seul go
  (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
  
• pas de deux, duet go
  (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
  
• pas de trois go
  (ballet) a dance for three people
  
• pas de quatre go
  (ballet) a dance for four people
  
• social dancing go
  dancing as part of a social occasion
  
• mambo go
  a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba
  
• ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance go
  a dance that is part of a religious ritual