Official State Dances from NETSTATE.COM (original) (raw)
| Official dances listed by state. (List by state or year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
State |
Name | Designated as | Year |
| Alabama | Square dance | American folk dance | 1981 |
| Alaska | [ None ] | ||
| Arizona | Square dance | Folk dance | 1990 |
| Arkansas | Square dance | American folk dance | 1991 |
| California | Square dance | Folk dance | 1988 |
| California | West Coast swing dance | Dance | 1988 |
| Colorado | Square dance | Folk Dance | 1992 |
| Connecticut | Square dance | Folk dance | 1995 |
| Delaware | Square dance | American folk dance | 1994 |
| Delaware | Maypole dancing | Official dance | 2016 |
| Florida | Square dance | American folk dance of the State of Florida | 1986 |
| Georgia | Square dance | Folk dance | 1996 |
| Hawaii | Hula | Dance | 1999 |
| Idaho | Square dance | American folk dance | 1989 |
| Illinois | Square dance | American folk dance | 1990 |
| Indiana | [ None ] | ||
| Iowa | [ None ] | ||
| Kansas | [ None ] | ||
| Kentucky | Clogging | Dance | 2006 |
| Louisiana | Square dance | American folk dance | 1999 |
| Maine | [ None ] | ||
| Maryland | Square dance | Folk dance | 1994 |
| Massachusetts | Square dancing | Folk dance | 1990 |
| Michigan | [ None ] | ||
| Minnesota | [ None ] | ||
| Mississippi | Square dance | American folk dance | 1995 |
| Missouri | Square dance | American folk dance | 1995 |
| Montana | [ None ] | ||
| Nebraska | Square dance | American folk dance | 1997 |
| Nevada | [ None ] | ||
| New Hampshire | [ None ] | ||
| New Jersey | Square dance | American folk dance | 1983 |
| New Mexico | [ None ] | ||
| New York | [ None ] | ||
| North Carolina | Clogging | Official folk dance | 2005 |
| North Carolina | Shagging | Official popular dance | 2005 |
| North Dakota | Square dance | American folk dance | 1995 |
| Ohio | [ None ] | ||
| Oklahoma | Square dance | Folk dance | 1988 |
| Oregon | Square dance | Dance | 1977 |
| Pennsylvania | [ None ] | ||
| Rhode Island | [ None ] | ||
| South Carolina | Shag | Official Dance | 1984 |
| South Carolina | Square dance | Official American folk dance | 1994 |
| South Dakota | [ None ] | ||
| Tennessee | Square dance | Folk dance | 1980 |
| Texas | Square dance | Folk dance | 1991 |
| Utah | Square dance | Folk dance | 1994 |
| Vermont | [ None ] | ||
| Virginia | Square dance | Folk dance | 1991 |
| Washington | Square dance | Dance | 1979 |
| West Virginia | Square dance | Folk dance | 1987 |
| Wisconsin | Polka | Dance | 1993 |
| Wyoming | [ None ] | ||
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 Social Dancing in America: A History and Reference (Volume Two), by Ralph G. Giordano. 428 pages. Publisher: Greenwood (November 30, 2006) Volume 2 places social dance in a 20th-Century context, illustrating how social dancing itself paralled the social, economic, and cultural traditions of each era. For example, segregation and the Jim Crow mentality was cemented in place all over the United States, and for much of the century, dancing and dance halls were strictly segregated. Segregation forced a mass migration north, and with it came the transformation of Delta Blues music into an American original—Jazz. Jazz gave birth to the Charleston, and later evolved into Swing, which created the Lindy Hop. Later, with the advent of television, programming such as American Bandstand, Soul Train, Dance Fever, and MTV greatly influenced dance styles and modern trends such as Rock 'n' Roll, Freestyle, Disco, Breakdancing, and Hip-Hop. |
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