1, classical dance
Classical dance is based on the traditional dance of the national folk, through successive generations of professional workers of the refining, organizing, processing and creation, and after a longer period of artistic practice of the test, passed down, is considered to be the most exemplary significance of the dance and the characteristics of the classical style. Generally speaking, classical dance has a strict program, standardized movements and superior skills. Many countries and nationalities in the world are characterized by their own unique styles of classical dance. Classical dance in Europe, generally refers to ballet dance.
2, modern dance
Modern dance, is the nineteenth century wood and the early twentieth century in Europe and the United States the emergence of a school of dance, its main point of view is to oppose the classical ballet because of the old-fashioned, detached from the real life and the pursuit of skills of the tendency of formalism; advocate the freedom from the classical ballet is too rigid action program of the bondage to the laws of natural movement dance, freedom of movement, the dance, the dance of the natural movement of the law, and the dance, the dance, the dance, the dance. It advocates to get rid of the constraints of classical ballet's overly rigid movement program, and to freely express people's true feelings through dance that conforms to the laws of natural movement, emphasizing that the art of dance should reflect the life of the modern society. Its founder is recognized as the American dancer Isadora Duncan.
3, folk dance
Folk dance is a form of dance created collectively by the working people in the long-term history of the process of continuous accumulation, development, and widely circulated among the masses. Folk dance and the people's life has the closest connection, he directly responded to the working people's lives and struggles, expressed their thoughts and feelings, ideals and aspirations. Due to the differences in the way of life, historical and cultural mentality, customs and habits, and the natural environment of the people of various ethnic groups and regions, different national styles and regional characteristics have been formed.
4, popular dance
Popular dance generally refers to the dance of life, that is, a variety of people have a direct and close contact with life, the utilitarian purpose of a clearer, everyone can participate in a wide range of mass dance activities. Including self-entertainment dance, social dance, customary dance and so on.
5, square dance
Square dance is mainly relative to the theater dance folk dance. The difference between square dance and theater dance is not only in the different performance space, but also in the square dance dancers are often non-professional dancers. At the same time in its semi-performance dance with great self-indulgence.