Dance party : A dance party (also called a dance) is a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
Some dance evenings are organized in a relaxed setting open to the public, such as a rave, or those organized in discos.
Other types of dance parties can be a formal or semi-formal private event that often requires guests to wear formal wear and have an invitation or membership within the community hosting the event, such as dances school and party favors.
Guests at formal dances often attend in pairs, as spouses or "dates" for each other.
The term " cerf refers to going alone to a dance organized for couples.
The dances usually take place during the evening, although some take place earlier in the day; these events are known as teas dancing.
Dances are also a means of expressing emotions .
Casual Dances: Casual dances are dances that have no formal dress requirement; these may include school and community events, raves, evening entertainment provided to guests aboard a cruise ship, and events held for certain holidaysas an Halloween et Mardi Gras.
School Dances: A school dance is a dance sponsored by a school and can be informal or formal. Occasional school dances were originally restricted to Western countries, although schools in other countries are beginning to adopt such events.
Some schools, like theArlington High School à Arlington, in the Massachusetts, ban school-sponsored dances, citing gender and gender issuesalcohol. the United States of America : One of the most important school dances is the prom, a relatively formal event normally reserved for junior and senior students. Some schools organize a winter formal, a similar event, for the lower grades. In the 1950s, informal school dances at United States of America were often called sock hops. Dance traditional by Sadie Hawkins can be formal or semi-formal.
Formal Dances: A type of formal dance, known as a ball, is a dance event where the guests dress formally. In Western culture, a man may wear a white tie and a woman a ball gown. The dinners dancing are formal dances where the dinner is served.
Often the style of music played at a ball is best suited for ballroom dancing.
Popularity: In Australia, dance parties are Popular among teenagers, to the point that many dance parties are organized specifically for teenagers in nightclub or other places that allow minors, who usually cannot go to these places due to local laws.
Atmosphere: A rave held at a venue in the size of a warehouse, with elaborate lighting and a powerful sound system.
Dance parties usually take place at night and can be held in private homes, bars, gymnasiums, discos, community centers, ballrooms or other large open spaces that can be used as a dance floor by many people at the same time.
Dance party music is usually played through a PA system or more powerful sound system, and is often provided by a DJ who selects and plays pre-recorded songs from vinyl records, compact discs, or a laptop computer ; however, some dance parties feature live instrumentalists or musicians performing their music live on an instrument or with a laptop computer.
– Quote from the American writer Truman Capote (1924-1984): “Grady had agreed to dress up for a dance at the Club, then at the last minute refused to go out” in the novel The summer crossing published in 2006.