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People dance all over the world. There are many different styles. Look at the photos of dances below and read about where they come from.
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Tango is a ballroom dance. That means it’s a dance with specific moves for partners. A ballroom is a place where people go to do these dances. People believe the tango started in Argentina. It became popular in the early 1900s.
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The Viennese Waltz started in Austria. It is also a ballroom dance. The word waltz is thought to have come from the German word walzen. That means “to roll or revolve.” Many composers have written music for waltzing.
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Break dancing, or breaking, uses arm movements and acrobatics. It started in the United States in the early 1970s. Breaking will be a sport at the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Tinikling is the national dance of the Philippines. Dancers step between long bamboo poles. People say the dance is called tinikling because it imitates the movements of a bird called a tikling.