Discovering dance >
Introduction |
Coon dance |
Break-dance |
Hip hop |
Māori dance |
Pasifika dance |
Use of props |
Hands and feet |
Fusion dance |
Contemporary dance |
Digital dance |
References and resources |
Credits: Video DVD 1 |
Credits: DVD 2
Fusion dance >
Background information |
Dance styles |
Focus points and focus questions |
Suggested activities |
Related resources
Fusion dance
Background information
Many dance genres or styles are the result of fusion because they integrate ideas and movements from a variety of other dances. South African coon dancing fuses Latin American and African dance styles. Tap dance is a fusion of Irish step dance, English clog dance, and African dance. New Māori dance is a fusion of current dance trends and traditional Māori movements. This section focuses on Bollywood dance, a style of dance seen in Bollywood movies that fuses classical Indian dance with Western dance.