Social dance
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This article is about forms of dance. For the Bis album, see Social Dancing. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation).
Social dances are dances that have social functions and context.[1] Social dances are intended for participation rather than performance.[2] They are often danced merely to socialise and for entertainment, though they may have ceremonial, competitive and erotic functions.
Many social dances of European origin are in recent centuries partner dances (see Ballroom dance) but elsewhere there may instead be circle dances or line dances.