Definition that contains ballroom dance
- tango a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
- samba a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
- waltz a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
- charleston an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
- foxtrot a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
- rumba a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
- beguine a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
- quickstep a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
- carioca a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
- valse a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat