Dance is a perf0rming art f0rm c0nsisting 0f purp0sefully selected sequences 0f human m0vement. This m0vement has aesthetic and symb0lic value, and is ackn0wledged as dance by perf0rmers and 0bservers within a particular culture.
Dance can be categ0rized and described by its ch0re0graphy, by its repert0ire 0f m0vements, 0r by its hist0rical peri0d 0r place 0f 0rigin.

An imp0rtant distincti0n is t0 be drawn between the c0ntexts 0f theatrical and participat0ry dance, alth0ugh these tw0 categ0ries are n0t always c0mpletely separate; b0th may have special functi0ns, whether s0cial, cerem0nial, c0mpetitive, er0tic, martial, 0r sacred/liturgical.
0ther f0rms 0f human m0vement are s0metimes said t0 have a dance-like quality, including martial arts, gymnastics, cheerleading, figure skating, synchr0nized swimming, marching bands, and many 0ther f0rms 0f athletics. Perf0rmance and participati0n
 
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