Dance styles in Spanish

These are popular dance styles in Spanish.

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Glossary · Spanish

  • 01
    Hip Hop[eep hop]
    Hip Hop
  • 02
    Breakdance[breyk-dans]
    Breakdance
  • 03
    Ballet[ba-lyet]
    Ballet
  • 04
    Hula[oo-la]
    Hula
  • 05
    Salsa[sal-sa]
    Salsa
  • 06
    Popping[pop-ping]
    Popping
  • 07
    Jazz[has]
    Jazz
  • 08
    Contemporáneo[kon-tem-po-RA-neo]
    Contemporary
  • 09
    Danza folklórica[DAN-sa fol-KLO-ri-ka]
    Folk dance
Dance styles in Spanish — vocabulary chart for English speakers

Example sentences

  1. Me gusta bailar salsa los fines de semana.

    I like to dance salsa on weekends.

  2. El ballet es un baile muy elegante.

    Ballet is a very elegant dance.

  3. En la fiesta, todos bailaron hip hop y breakdance.

    At the party, everyone danced hip hop and breakdance.

  4. La danza folklórica es parte de la cultura.

    Folk dance is part of the culture.

  5. Ella toma clases de contemporáneo y jazz.

    She takes contemporary and jazz classes.