social dance
Let an agent explain the kinds of social dance and their settings, relay etiquette, learning and event information, distinguish social from performance and competitive dance, and route questions about a specific tradition to its own entry.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Kinds What social dances exist.
Tradition
Dance traditions.
Tradition
Tradition.
- Which social dance is meant, what music goes with it, and where does it come from? definition
- Is the dance social, competitive or performance in this context? boundary
Form
Couple, line, circle.
Form
Form.
- Is the dance done in couples, lines, circles or groups, and with which roles? definition
- Which entry fits the specific dance? action
Practice Doing it.
Etiquette
Floor conventions.
Etiquette
Etiquette.
- What etiquette, consent and floorcraft conventions apply in this community? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful of the community own norms? boundary
Learning
Classes and events.
Learning
Learning.
- How do people learn social dances, and what kinds of events exist? provenance
- Which entry fits dance schools? action
Society Culture and health.
Culture
Cultural context.
Culture
Culture.
- What role does social dance play in a community, and how do traditions change and travel? provenance
- Are cultural debates presented with positions attributed? boundary
Health
Benefits and risks.
Health
Health.
- What do studies say about health and social benefits of dancing, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits injury prevention? action
Learn Study and history.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did social dance develop across eras and regions? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Study
Scholarship.
Study
Study.
- How do dance studies and ethnomusicology treat social dance? provenance
- How can social dance be taught to beginners? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Stijldans, canary dance, Social dancing in Finland, popular dance, fusion dance, round dance, slow dance, semba, partner dance, cotillion, country dance, Black Bottom
What it is Filled
Dance done primarily for social interaction, enjoyment and community rather than performance or competition, in couples, groups or lines, including ballroom, Latin, swing, folk and popular club dances, learned informally or in classes and danced at parties, balls, clubs and community events.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the kinds of social dance and their settings, relay etiquette, learning and event information, distinguish social from performance and competitive dance, and route questions about a specific tradition to its own entry.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Done for participants rather than an audience
- Learned by many people at basic level
- Etiquette and floorcraft govern the shared floor
- Each dance belongs to a music and a community
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Encourage touch or partnering without consent.
- Share photos or videos of dancers without consent.
- Mock people for their skill, age or body.
- Strip folk dances of their cultural meaning.
Only with a human decision
- Handling a complaint of harassment at a dance event.
May
- Explain social dance styles, their history and etiquette.
- Help people find classes and events.
Moral aspects Filled
- Partner dancing involves touch where consent must be respected.
- Social dance builds community and can welcome or exclude.
Who is affected
- Dancers
- Communities whose dances are shared
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a social practice; organisers answer for their events.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11639 - registry parent class
related
- dance - the general category
- competitive dance - judged rather than social
- folk dance - many social dances are traditional
- dance music - each dance has its music
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.social-dance
- Wikidata: Q3209069 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3209069)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Partners change and the floor is shared, no audience separation
- Music and steps from a named tradition such as salsa, swing or waltz
- Competitive ballroom and staged folk performance are other entries
- People dancing together in couples, lines or circles on a social floor rather than a stage.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain kinds of social dance and their music
- relay etiquette and floorcraft conventions
- find classes and events in general terms
- compare social with competitive and performance dance
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Collisions and injuries on crowded floors
- Harassment and consent issues at events
- Cultural appropriation debates about traditional dances
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Venue licensing for music and dancing
- Dance school and teacher association codes
- Event safety and accessibility rules
Context of use required Filled
- Social interaction and enjoyment through dance.
- ballroom and Latin social dances
- swing and jazz-era dances
- Latin American club dances such as salsa and bachata
- folk and traditional community dances
- line and group dances
- club and street dance in social settings
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3209069: social dance - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Social dance - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each social dance be a separate entry?
- How should dance communities and events be linked?
- How should etiquette conventions be recorded per tradition?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3209069/spec.json