Contrary to popular belief, pole dance is not all about stripping. Though it originated in gentleman's clubs as erotic dance, it is a rather challenging dance style that requires serious muscular endurance, strength, coordination, flexibility, as well as upper body and core stability. Moreover, pole dance is actually considered a sport, and there are many international competitions for both professionals and amateurs held worldwide. In terms of the peculiarities of the style, its main features are sensuality and expression of one’s sexual energy, which make pole dancing so appealing to so many people.

Contemporary dance is one of the most popular dance styles among formally trained dancers. The style originated in the middle of the twentieth century and has its roots in ballet, modern, and jazz styles. Speaking about the peculiarities of contemporary dance style, it features a lot of floor work, contract release, controlled legwork, fall and recovery, as well as the elements of improvisation. In general, contemporary is about the expression of a dancer’s feelings by means of their body, which makes the style so mesmerizing and appealing to so many people.

Just like the music genre, hip-hop dance is a popular dance style all over the world. In fact, it is actually a range of street dance styles that are mostly performed to hip-hop music and pretty much evolved from hip-hop culture. To be more precise, the dance style evolved in the 1970s in the United States and since then has spread all over the world. Like the majority of street styles, hip-hop is about freedom, self-expression, passion, and rhythmic moves, all of which make this style so appealing.

Breakdancing is a street dance style that has its roots in the African-American and Puerto Rican communities of New York City. The dance style is all about freedom of movement and self-expression, yet there are still some set moves and steps that characterize the style, such as toprock, downrock, various types of freezes, and power moves. As a rule, breaking is performed to hip-hop, funk, or soul music, which makes the style rather quick and rhythmic. Nowadays, breaking is popular all around the globe, and championships for pros and amateurs are held in pretty much all the countries of Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

Jazz is a performance dance that evolved in the middle of the twentieth century in the United States of America and has its roots in African-American vernacular styles of dance. Jazz can be divided into two substyles, which are vernacular jazz (Charleston, ragtime moves, Lindy hop, and mambo) and Broadway jazz, which is performed in theaters. The style itself is rather rhythmic, lively, and fun, which makes it so appealing to millions of people from all over the world. Nowadays, jazz is still rather popular, as well as featured in numerous movies, TV shows, music videos, etc.

Vogue is a highly stylized modern dance style that originated in the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1960s. The style was predominantly developed by African-American and Latino gay men who participated in dance battles at the balls that were popular at that time. The signature moves of the vogue dance style are inspired by Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs as well as famous pictures in Vogue magazine. In fact, voguing is pretty similar to a model photo shoot since it features a series of striking poses as if a dancer poses for a photographer. Today, vogue is still popular and has plenty of admirers all over the world.

Reggaeton is a relatively new dance style that is performed to reggaeton music. The style is pretty rhythmic, energetic, passionate, and sensual. Reggaeton is mostly performed by female dancers, and it often includes many hip movements and shimmies, which makes the style rather sexual and appealing. Today, the style is widely popular all around the globe, and thousands of dance studios offer reggaeton classes for both pros and amateurs.

Belly dance is a Middle Eastern dance style that originated in Egypt. The style has a wide variety of directions and substyles, but the most recognizable one is the Egyptian style, which became popular worldwide due to Egyptian cinema. Today, belly dance is popular all over the world, and multiple conquests and championships are held every year, which says a lot about the professional level of this dance style. Speaking about the style itself, belly dance is all about sensuality, and the mesmerizing movements of a dancer’s torso and hips are meant to seduce.

Latin dance is not actually just one style. In fact, the term is used to refer to all the ballroom dance styles that originated in Latin America. Therefore, Latin includes such styles as salsa, rumba, mambo, bachata, merengue, bomba, plena, tango, chacarera, zamba, escondido, and more. Speaking about the origin of Latin dance, it is believed that it has its roots in indigenous American, Iberian, and West African cultures. The styles themselves are usually pretty passionate, emotional, as well as sensual, and most styles are partner dances, which makes them even more sensual.

House is a freestyle street dance that has evolved from the underground scene of Chicago and New York City. The style is usually danced to rhythmic and rather bass-heavy electronic music performed by DJs at raves or in nightclubs. In terms of the peculiarities of the house dance style, it often includes lofting, footwork, and jacking. Apart from that, the style is rather sensual and is all about expressing oneself. Today, house is more formal than it used to be when it first appeared, and many house competitions and festivals are held all around the globe.