https://www.galleryofdance.org/home daily 1.0 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1743428100662-8RFAMJPPZFK7TDIZSN3K/unsplash-image-a4p8FMIJ0Jc.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1743428172339-IBN9KU8AHADU89WSQFOM/unsplash-image--m88z7ily-w.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/d98e11ff-ba2c-44a1-81ea-8392f0e0afe7/Renoir+-+Bal+du+moulin+de+la+Galette.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1743428321713-K61LMUQCS96J5OCS331J/unsplash-image-HWN1xeXOziM.jpg https://www.galleryofdance.org/ca-performances daily 0.75 2026-02-18 https://www.galleryofdance.org/art-of-connection daily 0.75 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/efb12f68-f5ab-496b-a824-8281d093f06b/Composition+in+Gray.png The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Study for Composition in Gray (Rag-Time) (1918) and Composition in Gray (Rag-Time) (1919) by Theo van Doesburg — The line drawing (left) is the original study for the final oil painting (right). For this and other works, van Doesburg employed a method of "step-by-step towards abstraction." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3ea18329-ad12-4b88-91f7-a96bf9491c32/Renoir+-+Dance+in+the+City.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dance in the City (1883) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/0acbe00e-31df-4017-ad98-7ab227c6b5ba/Van+Gogh+-+Arles.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art La Salle de danse à Arles (1888) by Vincent Van Gogh — This depiction of the crowd at the Folies-Arlésiennes dance hall in Arles in the South of France was created during a brief period of collaboration with Paul Gaugin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6e9bd3cb-7d15-4785-bfe4-ac1b397c2803/Gilbert+-+The+ball%2C+one+elegant+evening.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Le bal, ou une soirée élégante (c. 1890) by Victor Gabriel Gilbert — For a painter whose normal subject matter was farms and marketplaces, this ballroom scene is quite atypical, but it's a beautiful illustration of Belle Époque fashion and dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2df9f66a-9f1f-4c25-89d1-01acdcbd8b78/Renoir+-+Dance+in+the+country.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dance in the Country (1883) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2294ddf5-7057-4464-98a6-0ccd47c3fa78/Severini+-+Pan+Pan.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Pan-Pan Dance at Monico (1911/1960) by Gino Severini — The original version from 1911 was destroyed in World War II, so Severini recreated it, from a combination of B&W photographs and his memory, in 1959-1960. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741033715650-JETUW4MPK1CSRRKSCOZQ/Toyonari%2B-%2BShanghai%2BCafe.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dancing at the New Carlton Café in Shanghai (1924) by Yamamura Toyonari — This print depicts taxi dancers at a fashionable Shanghai café. It is notable in the art world for being the first moga ("modern girls") woodblock print, featuring women sporting Western-style clothes, bobbed hair, and makeup while enjoying cocktails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3de44751-ed3d-423c-8034-5ff3a49caf94/Renoir+-+Dance+at+Bougival.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dance at Bougival (1883) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1740611056182-FK0O6X3O14PPIDEA17UH/Beckmann%252B-%252BDancing%252BBar.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dancing Bar in Baden-Baden (1923) by Max Beckmann — A member of the New Objectivity movement, Beckmann's art was among that which was displayed in the Nazi's infamous Degenerate Art exhibition in 1937. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/b9620146-b438-4fca-bf87-94082369db7a/Kirchner+-+Drehende+Tanzerin.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Drehende Tänzerin (1931) by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — Over his career, Kirchner illustrated a variety of different dance styles. This particular painting of a dancing couple almost feels anachronistic, as it could easily represent a pair of Salsa dancers today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/7437825b-c07b-4003-a67e-813e1d336a62/Israels+-+Dancing+couple.png The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dancing Couple at the Moulin de la Galette (c. 1907) by Isaac Israels — My personal favorite, this piece from Israels' Café Dansant series effectively embodies the title of this exhibit, capturing a candid moment of connection on the dance floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6ce8c20a-af98-441d-b21d-162447465c23/Matisse+-+La+Danse.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art La Danse (1910) by Henri Matisse — Circle dancing (also known as line dancing) is one of the oldest and most enduring forms of social dance. This colorful representation thereof is regarded as a key point not only in Matisse's career, but the history of modern painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/568b388b-42ed-40c7-98d1-c600faa5e32e/Laurencin+-+Dance+in+the+Country.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Le Bal élégant, La Danse à la campagne (1913) by Marie Laurencin — A friend of Pablo Picasso, Laurencin is known for her abstract, pastel representations of feminine harmony in a world devoid of men. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/cafd7dcf-52f1-4c5d-a6eb-0195c0695fd7/Munch+-+Dance+of+life.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dance of Life (1899) by Edvard Munch — This painting, which is part of Munch's greater Frieze of Life project, depicts three stages of womanhood, from the young woman on the left in white, the mature woman in the center in red, and the old woman on the right in black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3993c2df-3c20-4031-beae-450551f22a8a/Van+Gogh+-+Dance+Hall.png The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dance Hall (1885) and Couple Dancing (1885) by Vincent Van Gogh — Artistically, these dancing sketches are most notable for their contrast from Van Gogh's more well-known works from 1885, which include many portraits, still lifes, and landscapes, in addition to iconic works like The Potato Eaters and Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette. These sketches are a good reminder of the range of the artistic mind, which mirrors the stylistic range of the multi-dance social dancer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/d98e11ff-ba2c-44a1-81ea-8392f0e0afe7/Renoir+-+Bal+du+moulin+de+la+Galette.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dance at Le moulin de la Galette (1876) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir — On the left, the Cuban painter Don Pedro Vidal de Solares y Cardenas is shown dancing with one of Renoir's repeat models, Margot (Marguerite Legrand). The story goes that Margot found her partner too reserved, so she tried to liven him up by dancing polkas with him and teaching him bawdy songs in the local slang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741971171839-BGXD3BQIZTFA95KA446R/summer%2Bnight.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Summer Night (1890) by Winslow Homer — What dancers haven't dreamed of dancing by the sea under the moonlight? An early title of this piece was Buffalo Gals, after the song of the same name: "Buffalo gals won’t you come out tonight, and we’ll dance by the light of the moon." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/0302c78c-7e0a-4cb0-9ffb-542e4c740209/wedding+dance.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art The Wedding Dance (1566) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder — This classic painting from more than 450 years ago illustrates the timelessness of social dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/84954207-e9ef-49cf-a4b4-87e778105c02/Toulouse-Lautrec+-+Dancing+at+the+Moulin+Rouge.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dancing at the Moulin Rouge (1897) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec — In this lithograph, we see French Moulin Rouge performer, Cha-U-Kao (a.k.a. The Clowness) dancing with her lover, Gabrielle the Dancer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/ad617bad-5a8f-4097-9cbe-13edf3a03a54/printemps.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Printemps (1943) by Francis Picabia — The story goes that on a Spring night in 1943, Picabia's wife found him painting daisies all over his canvases, including this in-progress depiction of two dancers, in a Dadist fit of vernal enthusiasm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/c9ceebe8-310c-415d-834f-a998d4b43f2e/Claudel+-+Valse.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art La Valse (1889-1905) by Camille Claudel — Claudel's most famous sculpture was inspired by her passionate affair with Auguste Rodin. Despite Rodin's support, Claudel repeatedly struggled to attain commissions for the work due to its perceived indecency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741038473933-H1PULYAMH2QSV3A7FH9K/Simberg%2B-%2BJetty.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dance on the Quay (1899) and Dance on a Jetty (1903) by Hugo Simberg — Separated by 4 years, the scenes illustrated by Simberg are nearly identical, except of course that in the earlier scene, the dancing men are skeletons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/17f5738a-54e5-4989-8aed-b6a0938bc99b/Severini+-+Monicos.png The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art Dancers at Monico's (c. 1910) by Gino Severini — This illustration of social dancing at Monico's is notable for its relative realism compared to Severini's more famous work, Pan-Pan Dance at Monico (see below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741972164687-601PIFWT3CTTNJY2R65T/dance%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bvillagers.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art The Dance of the Villagers (1635) by Peter Paul Rubens — There are so many fun details in this painting of a 17th century line dance, from the musician in the tree to the dogs joining in on the dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/379d6138-fe16-4fba-9c41-014e127ad670/city+activities.jpg The Art of Connection: Social Dance in Visual Art City Activities with Dancehall (1930) by Thomas Hart Benton — This is one of 10 murals created by Benton for the New School for Social Research in New York City, which vividly depict important aspects of life in the 1920s, including social dancing. https://www.galleryofdance.org/music-of-the-spheres daily 0.75 2025-03-26 https://www.galleryofdance.org/about daily 0.75 2025-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/c524c01a-65a2-4a77-8b11-b786290d8d89/Nick.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6b8a9c89-da83-455d-9420-f00f612f9c97/tempImagemOOI2s.jpg https://www.galleryofdance.org/fatima-flipbooks daily 0.75 2025-03-19 https://www.galleryofdance.org/baby-danced-the-polka daily 0.75 2025-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/71e61ec7-d459-436f-a6c3-a70036b10133/giraffes+can%27t+dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Giraffes Can't Dance (2001) by Giles Andreae (author) & Guy Parker-Rees (illustrator) [Board Book or Picture Book] — While Gerald the Giraffe is initially intimidated by the skills of his fellow animals ("The warthogs started waltzing and the rhinos rock 'n' rolled. The lions danced a tango that was elegant and bold."), he eventually learns that "We all can dance when we find music that we love." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741108575427-M97GR0JJ4EU94SUDP422/woodland%2Bdance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Woodland Dance! (2023) by Sandra Boynton [Board Book] — When the fox blows her bugle, it's time to dance. The animals "waltz or they foxtrot. They pivot and prance. And they dance. And they dance. And they dance. And they dance." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/241089f1-cf76-4e20-b56c-d81e18d98e5f/123+Salsa.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books ¡1, 2, 3 Salsa!: English-Spanish Counting Book (2023) by Delia Ruiz (author) & Graziela Andrade (illustrator) [Board Book] — Each page of this bilingual counting book features a different aspect of Salsa dancing, for example, "Two dancing shoes make a pair," and "Three turns make my hair swish-swish-swish." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/d22a8442-73df-497c-ad12-db5e47cd13c3/Feel+the+Beat.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing (2017) by Marilyn Singer (author) & Kristi Valiant (illustrator) [Picture Book] — 'My heart does / som-er-saults / each time I / hear a waltz.' In this collection of poems about social dancing, the rhythm of the poem is designed to match the rhythm of the dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741108479105-WN6MYFOMGSKFK7PGO0F3/barnyard%2Bdance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Barnyard Dance! (2022) by Sandra Boynton [Board Book] — Down on the farm, the animals perform a variety of square-dance-inspired calls. "With a baa and a moo and a cockadoodledoo, everybody promenade two by two." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/461683e4-0be5-4199-a527-3b4428a0a5c7/There+Was+a+Party+for+Langston.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books There Was a Party for Langston (2023) by Jason Reynolds (author), Jerome Pumphrey, & Jarrett Pumphrey (illustrators) — Inspired by a real life dance by Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka at a party honoring Langston Hughes, this book features many energetic illustrations of social dancing. "Don't nobody dance like a word maker. And all the best word makers were there." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/7c172f63-0b4a-47b3-adde-4928b57fe6f3/Sam+Francisco.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Sam Francisco, King of the Disco (2023) by Sarah Tagholm (author) & Binny Talib (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Sent to shut down the cat's raucous disco dance party, two dogs, a pest control specialist, and even the police and fire brigade can't hold back from joining in on the fun. "The party was incredible, a megaton of fun, and they danced till dawn when they woke the sun." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/98db5761-4388-4d8f-97d6-438dcc892086/Mambo+Mucho+Mambo.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books ¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color (2021) by Dean Robbins (author) & Eric Velasquez (illustrator) [Picture Book] — A nonfiction picture book about Mambo dancing in the mid-20th century. "Mambo dancers went forward and backward, side to side. Feet kicked and flicked. Bodies swiveled and swung." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1dda1ed1-78d8-4b75-b3bd-9946b6a422b8/Snowman+Waltz.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Snowman Waltz (2022) by Karen Konnerth (author) & Emily Neilson (illustrator) [Picture Book] — When marching penguins meet waltzing snowmen, chaos ensues, until each group teaches the other a new rhythm, and "penguins and snowmen dance under the moon." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/28cec9ce-c583-4b5a-bb0f-8b6ed33536fc/sebi+cha+cha.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Sebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha (2017) by Roselyn Sanchez, Eric Winter (authors), & Nivea Ortiz (illustrator) — Transported to the magical land of Cha Cha Cha, Sebi and Keeke are taught to dance by the Cha Cha Cha Cacatúa, the Merengue Monkeys, and the Samba Squirrels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/355027c6-194d-40bd-8882-4a93b3ee10e2/The+Dancing+Tiger.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Dancing Tiger (2005) by Malachy Doyle (author), Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (illustrators) [Picture Book] — In this beautifully illustrated picture book, a girl, and later, her granddaughter, dance with a tiger in the forest under the moonlight. "We've skipped in the spring through bluebells, / In summer circled slow, / We've high-kicked in the autumn leaves, / And waltzed in winter snow." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/30a53bd9-f5f4-4d12-829a-68ceb5c59964/tractor+dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Tractor Dance (2024) by Matt Forrest Esenwine (author) & Jen Taylor (illustrator) [Board Book] — When the sun goes down on the farm, it’s time for a hoedown! “Combine likes her country with a little southern draaawl… Plow prefers a polka… and Tractor loves it all!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6234e76a-a392-4222-b2b8-9d59fd2153fe/Zoogie+Boogie+Fever.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Zoogie Boogie Fever!: An Animal Dance Book (2018) by Sujean Rim [Picture Book] — Have you ever wondered why zoo animals sleep all day? It's because they boogie all night, of course! "Some moves have names, some do not. That's the tango, and there's the fox-trot." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3004ec0f-32fd-4bf0-9cd4-6bb4e657ebcc/night+of+the+deer.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Night of the Deer Hardcover (2025) by Mary Morel (author) & Mira Miroslavova (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Invited to the school harvest dance, the spirit of two deer impress with their dancing skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/5ac2697f-c312-479b-b4a0-d61731c8a0db/Beauty+and+the+Beast.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Beauty and the Beast (A Big Golden Book) (2017) [Picture Book] — Beauty dances with the Beast, and then the Prince, in this literary version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. (The Little Golden Book version also includes dancing.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3be634c2-708f-402b-8909-42022e0dfd95/At+Night+They+Danced.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books At Night, They Danced (2025) by Victoria Scott-Miller (author) & Toni D. Chambers (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Two boys are confused when their parents don't go out for their traditional date night, until they discover that they're having a silent disco at home instead (and eventually invite the boys to join in). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/518551ed-8a09-4f58-840f-2c9d5bc9903a/When+Dinosaurs+Go+Dancing.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books When Dinosaurs go Dancing (2015) by Judy Cook (author) & Sonia Nadeau (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Dinosaurs dance the Waltz, Tango, Minuet, and Bunny Hop in this picture book filled with dinosaur and dance facts. "When the dinosaurs go dancing they like to waltz beneath the moon, their bodies gently swaying to their favourite old-time tune." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/08f81c04-a42d-4550-9515-7b0f3c7072c1/Boogie+in+the+Bronx.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Boogie in the Bronx! (2023) by Jackie Azúa Kramer (author) & Jana Glatt (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Set in the Bronx, this book is a colorful, bilingual celebration of numbers, social dance, and culture. “Three chefs salsa as they grill. Shimmying, slicing—that takes skill.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/5e862641-960c-4050-b77d-93969896ae22/Rumbelow%27s+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Rumbelow's Dance (2013) by John Yeoman & Quentin Blake [Picture Book] — On the way to his grandparents' house, Rumbelow encourages a reluctant string of market-goers to dance their way to market, before everyone shares a snack and a waltz at the grandparents' house. "Dance, dance dance to the market! [...] What better partners than farmer and pig?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/4368f845-2b27-4726-b7ee-1fdcb197c69f/Kitchen+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Kitchen Dance (2008) by Maurie J. Manning [Picture Book] — "Together they tango across the room with the leftover tamales." In this joyous picture book, two kids sneak downstairs to spy their parents dancing in the kitchen, then join in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/33f58224-0480-4cdc-a0f6-6274bb3e5707/Disney+Cinderella.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Disney Cinderella Once Upon a Time Treasury (2025) [Picture Book] — This compilation of three Little Golden Books—Walt Disney’s Cinderella, Cinderella’s Friends, and Cinderella—features not just one but two Cinderella ball scenes, as well as a mouse dance at Cinderella's friends' feast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/118cd34f-9964-4290-94ee-8f18a7039fa4/while+you%27re+asleep.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books While You're Asleep (2024) by Emmy Kastner — "Moles and badgers dance the tango in the moonlight" in this book about the nocturnal animals who wake up to have some fun while we're asleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3d615798-8250-4664-bb32-cbae0ba373bf/Mermaid+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Mermaid Dance (2022) by Matthew Van Fleet (author) & Mara Van Fleet (illustrator) [Pull-Tab Book] — In this interactive pull-tab book, young readers can animate the animals doing underwater dances like the "Narwhal Nod" and the "Silly Seal Spin," before everyone parties together in a pop up on the last page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/83772a24-9f74-4ad2-8e1e-040669ee28df/Salsa+Lullaby.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Salsa Lullaby (2019) by Jen Arena (author) & Erika Meza (illustrator) [Picture Book] — It's time for bed, but first, one last dance! "Mami lifts her arms up high. Papi spins and twists. Baby bounces happily, waves those little fists." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741357574467-IFEZTQ0CS7GSPEPGFKGU/Baby%252BLoves%252Bto%252BBoogie.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Baby Loves to Boogie! (2014) by Wednesday Kirwan [Board Book] — While "the apes like to orang-o-tango and the sloths like to slow dance," baby loves to "boogie, boogie, boogie!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/301ab791-b8c2-4cc6-a2c6-9fe058ca9931/lets+dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Let's Dance (2020) by David Bowie (author) & Hannah Marks (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Based on the Bowie song of the same title, this book features people dancing together in the living room, at the park, in the kitchen, and in space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1741465731100-YIYVJ71XOYKEXPWPQXIZ/ABC%2Bdance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books ABC Dance!: An Animal Alphabet (2020) by Sabrina Moyle (author) & Eunice Moyle (illustrator) [Board Book] — "Hedgehogs hustle," "llamas lambada," and "water buffalo waltz" in this alphabetical celebration of dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/e26165b0-43b0-4959-a829-f5ccabe4ed72/Texas+Baby.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Texas, Baby! (2022) by Feather Flores (author) & David DePasquale [Picture Book] — This kids' tour of Texas features the Alamo, bluebonnets, BBQ, and of course, dancing! "Come on, let's get out on the floor! We'll two-step, square dance, waltz, and more!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/66841bfe-3794-4c9b-80c1-e32b06784824/123+Cumbia.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books ¡1, 2, 3 Cumbia!: English-Spanish Manners Book (2023) by Delia Ruiz (author) & Graziela Andrade (illustrator) [Board Book] — Each page of this bilingual manners book features a different aspect of dance etiquette, for example, "May I please dance with you? Yes, thank you for asking!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2ec33897-55c3-4128-8075-8feba5c5d14f/The+Electric+Slide+and+Kai.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Electric Slide and Kai (2021) by by Kelly J. Baptist (author) & Darnell Johnson (illustrator) [Picture Book] — With his Auntie Nina's wedding approaching, Kai must overcome his fear of dancing the Electric Slide. "So I spin like D.J., dip like Myla, and wiggle my shoulders just like me. There's no tripping, no falling, no missing a beat!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1744206205067-J6VOJ31EVU0OQM3FTDN7/The%2BPrincess%2Bin%2BBlack.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink (2024) by Shannon and Dean Hale (authors) & Leuyen Pham (illustrator) [Illustrated Chapter Book] — When the Flightless Bird Herd crashes the royal ball, the Herd and the party goers dance it out. "Heroes stepped forward, birds stepped back. Birds forward, heroes back." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/44d082dd-b8a2-4b5c-8faf-d8d9b1f2c7ec/Cock+a+Doodle+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Cock-a-Doodle Dance! (2012) by Christine Tricarico (author) & Rich Deas (illustrator) — Life is boring on the farm until Rooster catches a contagious jitterbug, and everyone starts dancing. "The animals love groovin' as they pivot, pounce, and prance, but no one cares that work's not done, since all they do is dance!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/5cae6b75-2054-4dd2-a2de-278f1caf04f7/The+Big+Day.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Big Day: A Giant Celebration of Love (2025) by Rachel Plummer (author) & Forrest Burdett (illustrator) — Two giants get married and share a first dance in this magical celebration of love. "Then he took his groom's hand, and with one happy glance, they took to the floor for an earth-quaking dance." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/c74585fb-1d9e-4dc5-8450-20f5b0113d19/wordsworth.png Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Wordsworth Dances the Waltz (2007) by Frances H. Kakugawa (author) & Melissa DeSica (illustrator) [Picture Book] — This touching story about aging centers around a mouse poet who wants to waltz with his grandmother. "Grandma, remember how you used to dance the waltz? Come, dance with me." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/095ba939-3d0e-4ac1-83ca-be9b598c11d6/music+from+our+country.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Music From Our Country (2020) by Dabrali Diaz (author) & J Donatella (illustrator) [Picture Book] — In this bilingual picture book, Mechi learns to dance to the music from our country, Bachata. "One, Two, Three, Tap... One, Two, Three, Tap..." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/542e2c37-5e62-475d-b85a-19d00e0759aa/Stompin+at+the+Savoy.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Stompin' at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller (2006) by Alan Govenar (compiler) & Martin French (illustrator) [Illustrated Non-Fiction Book] — There are several illustrations of Norma dancing Lindy Hop in this illustrated compilation of stories about her life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f108ff10-26aa-4f58-8890-721ff73867ef/Penguin+Cha+Cha.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Penguin Cha-Cha (2013) by Kristi Valiant (author) [Picture Book] — When Julia catches the penguins dancing at the zoo, she (and a hippo) try to join in. "Julia and Hippo tangoed and fandangoed, hustled and bustled, and wove all over the cove!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/e1ef6fe7-8f31-4d0a-b929-8c3fb1fb2f42/Dancing+with+Daddy.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Dancing with Daddy (2021) by Anitra Rowe Schulte (author) & Ziyue Chen (illustrator) — Neither her Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome nor an unexpected snowstorm will stop Elsie from having a perfect father-daughter dance. "Elsie pressed her forehead against Daddy's, and together they danced. It was just like she had dreamed, except better." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/4c5da6c5-92fb-49ff-ac1a-5b634d5acbe7/Twist+with+a+Burger.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Twist With A Burger, Jitter With A Bug (1995) by Linda Lowery (author) & Pat Dipole (illustrator) [Picture Book] — "Twist with a burger, jitter with a bug, call in all the neighbors and roll up the rug," in this colorful celebration of a wide variety of dance styles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/9376ffea-3f4b-4702-9cfe-587a31dc2264/I+Want+to+Dance+in+Pants.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books I Want to Dance in Pants (2025) by Jess & Ruymán Hernandez (authors) & Teresa Martinez (illustrator) [Picture Book] — When it comes time to decide what to wear to her friend's quinceañera, Ava decides she wants to dance in pants, and starts a new trend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/527523d0-db06-49a0-86ba-d317a4755bae/lets+count+texas.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Let's Count Texas: Numbers and Colors in the Lone Star State (2017) by Trish Madson (author) & David W. Miles (illustrator) [Board Book] — "4 red boots cover two-steppin' feet" (and "10 brilliant bluebonnets dance in the breeze") in this Texas-themed book of colors and numbers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3aad3dc7-4054-42e3-8eec-83f750632bf5/Children+Who+Dance+in+the+Rain.jpeg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Children Who Dance in the Rain (2023) by Susan Justice (author) & Lena Bardy (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Sophie learns to appreciate the little things in life when she meets a group of children in India who joyfully dance together in the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/47df24fa-3130-4a78-959c-7c0185de3d78/Itty+Bitty+Royal+Ball.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Itty Bitty Princess Kitty: The Royal Ball (2020) by Melody Mews (author) & Ellen Stubbings (illustrator) [Illustrated Chapter Book] — After struggling to learn the "Unicorn Trot," the "Bunny Slide," and the "Butterfly Waltz," Itty shows everyone how to do the "Princess Itty." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/9be82cb0-f010-4f14-94be-8e8844962de1/Let%27s+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Let's Dance! (2020) by Valerie Bolling (author) & Maine Diaz (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Several social dances are included in this rhyming celebration of different dance styles. "Do-si-do to and fro." "Cha cha cha oo-la-la." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/84ab389c-c017-4bd9-8851-f229325ed198/Down+on+James+Street.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Down on James Street (2021) by Nicole McCandless (author) & Byron Gramby (illustrator) [Picture Book] — This book is inspired by a real incident in Pittsburgh in 1935, when police raided a dance hall for interracial Lindy Hopping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/8aa0f35a-5320-4114-a3a2-5be3c564bc48/someone+who+loves+you.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Star Wars: Someone Who Loves You (2024) by Beth Revis (author) & Sophie Li (illustrator) [Picture Book] — This book about Han and Leia love story features a wedding dance on Endor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/fb7f86f6-989a-40e9-b7cd-cfbcc91ca918/Pete+the+Cat+and+the+Cool+Cat+Boogie.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie (2017) by Kimberly & James Dean [Picture Book] — Despite stepping on his partner's toes and bopping them on the nose, Pete the Cat eventually learns that "it doesn't matter how you move as long as you are being you!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3f17a362-6e4c-42a1-9454-89ca1b082d27/Uncle+Wiggily+Learns+to+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Uncle Wiggly Learns to Dance (1939) by Howard R. Garis [Picture Book] — In this dance-themed volume in the massive, early-20th century Uncle Wiggily series, Uncle Wiggily takes secret dance lessons from the mouse in the forest. "Waltzing mouse is having fun, / Showing how it should be done. / Cricket plays so merrily / Watching Uncle Wiggily." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/34e6a521-574a-49f4-83be-763490d9a16a/piggies+in+a+polka.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Piggies in a Polka (2003) by Kathi Appel (author) & Leuyen Pham (illustrator) [Picture Book] — It's that time of year when every pig gather for the annual hootenanny. "There are piggies by the bushel, and piggies by the pound. They come from all around to hear that oompah-oompah sound." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/fd3e3efd-900c-4891-ba22-00b8b7185cc0/ten+go+tango.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Ten Go Tango (2000) by Arthur Dorros (author) & Emily Arnold McCully (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Two toucans two-step, three bears cha-cha, four foxes fox-trot, six crickets jitterbug, eight walruses waltz, nine rhinos rumba, and ten flamingos tango in this dance-based counting book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f8d6c335-ba77-415f-8124-dd55351c3887/Jitterbugs.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Jitterbugs! (2014) by by Margot Toppen (author) & Karen Light (illustrator) — Famous jitterbugs George Snowden ("Shorty George") and Beatrice Gay ("Big Bea") are reimagined as literal jitterbugs in this historical fiction picture book about their dance partnership. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/af3d03d7-eac6-43b2-8dd2-47ae415140bc/Dreaming+of+a+Quinceanera.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Dreaming of a Quinceañera (2025) by Yamile Saied Méndez (author) & Christine Almeda (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Isabella shares a dance with her father, and with her little sister, at her long-awaited quinceañera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/cc20f171-2264-438d-beae-5b13e269a17e/The+Cats+Party.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Cats' Party (1869) by McLoughlin Bros (publishers) [Illustrated Children's Poetry Book] — This 19th century collection of children's poetry surrounding a cats' party features a chromolithograph of cats waltzing, on both the cover and interior. "Tom and her Lady-ship now opened the ball, / And merrily danced to the delight of them all." [Click through to see the interior illustration.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/cb6418eb-d20c-475f-a419-1787d14f722e/baby+danced+the+polka.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Baby Danced the Polka (2004) by Karen Beaumont (author) & Jennifer Plecas (illustrator) [Lift-the-Flap Book] — While Mama and Papa do their chores, baby prefers to dance with a variety of stuffed animals. "While Papa shaved his whiskers, and Mama washed her wig, Baby danced the polka with the polka-dotted Pig." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f011abc8-41e9-4b4e-ae64-2486df964660/Daddy+and+Me+Dance+Party.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Daddy and Me, Dance Party (2024) by Avery Landrum [Picture Book] — It's a dad and daughter dance party in the living room in this joyous celebration of dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/48972972-1b2f-493a-b388-b4a65073327a/Moomin+Ice+Festival.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Moomin and the Ice Festival (2018) by Tove Jansson [Picture Book] — In the background of this Moomin story, silhouetted couples are seen skating together and dancing on the snow together under the northern lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1a034348-33e8-4b95-959f-638f9897577f/Dance+at+Grandpas.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Dance at Grandpa's (1995) by Laura Ingalls Wilder (author) & Renée Graef (illustrator) [Picture Book] — In this picture book adaptation of the the Little House books, the family prepares for and attends a dance at Grandpa's. "Pa took out his fiddle and began to play. All the skirts began to swirl and all the boots began to stamp." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/90fd6ccf-2897-4e39-9a1e-d913582f5ae2/Cinderella.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Cinderella (c. 1869) by McLoughlin Bros (publishers) [Illustrated Story Book] — This 19th century telling of Cinderella features a colorful illustration of Cinderella dancing with the Prince. [The illustration itself is provided, since the cover is generic.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/aefaa6f2-2ddc-4af5-8782-770f5560fb18/Tokyo+Night+Parade.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Tokyo Night Parade (2023) by J.P. Takahashi (author) & Minako Tomigahara (illustrator) [Picture Book] — On the night of the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of 100 Demons), everyone parades through the streets of Tokyo, then dances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/be414a4b-a32b-4d53-b440-4d8a7f342cc9/Cha+Cha+Chimps.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Cha-Cha Chimps (2010) by Julia Durango (author) & Eleanor Taylor (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Rhino hustles, lion jitterbugs, cheetah sambas and congas, giraffe tangos, meerkats macarena, ostrich polkas, and of course, chimps cha cha, at Mambo Jamba's, the local jungle dance hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/127faf69-2648-4b8f-8eb3-0411b996b294/Jazz+Baby.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Jazz Baby (2007) by Lisa Wheeler (author) & R. Gregory Christie (Iillustrator) [Picture Book] — When baby drops a beat, the family will dance. "Mama swings high. Daddy swings low. Swingin'-singin' Baby says, 'Go, man, go!'" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/420d92f2-c93a-4d8d-96e1-ed6c9b29356c/Dance+by+the+Light+of+the+Moon.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Dance by the Light of the Moon (2006) by Joanne Ryder (author) & Guy Francis (illustrator) — Inspired by the chorus of the 1844 song "Buffalo Gals," this book features a literal buffalo gal dancing with her friends by the light of the moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/76d493e1-cb25-4f3b-9775-64ff26c1e571/Routledge%27s+Singing.png Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Routledge's Singing Quadrille and Lancers (c. 1880) by George Routledge and Sons (publisher) — In this fascinating volume, children's nursery rhymes like Little Bo Peep and The Queen of Hearts are arranged as music for the Quadrille and Lancers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1746452069133-KR0XVM5GMXTI853JLTEB/Tango%2BRed%2BRiding%2BHood.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Tango Red Riding Hood (2023) by Rachel Hobbs (author) & Carolina Vázquez (illustrator) [Picture Book] — While more focused on Tango music and bilingual wordplay than partnered Tango dancing, this book does feature Red Riding Hood practicing the eight count basic solo. "I took a bold step forward, then to the right, back, back, crossed my left leg, back, side, together." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/87915150-8e46-4dd5-922b-a40d3fd11cc9/everybunny+dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Everybunny Dance! (2017) by Ellie Sandall [Picture Book] — "Nobody is watching, now's the perfect chance. Ready bunny, steady bunny, everybunny dance!" In this cute picture book, bunnies dance in pairs, in a trio, and a Conga line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/90d7baee-7a60-4eb0-8e16-0be3ac9ab056/night+before+the+quinceneara.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Night Before the Quinceañera (2025) by Natasha Wing, Gloria García Díaz (authors), & Nathalie Beauvois (illustrator) — This Quinceañera-themed reimagining of the Night Before Christmas poem features the family waltzing and boogie-ing the night away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/8055ed2e-ca57-4b83-8c68-fc48aceff747/we+are+shiz.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books We Are Shiz (2025) by Mary Man-Kong (author) & Hollie Mengert (illustrator) [Picture Book] — This book—along with the three other Wicked Little Golden Books (I Am Elphaba, I Am Glinda, and I Am Fiyero)—features Elphaba and Glinda's dance at the Ozdust Ballroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/c2ee77ab-4e7f-4e3b-b7ca-ad2e7e7df268/Baby+Be.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Baby Be (2023) by Alison McGhee (author) & Sean Qualls (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Dads and babies boogie woogie and swing in this celebration of fatherly love. "My boogie, your woogie, my heart and its beat." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2d79bf4a-06ec-4f0b-8b37-650647217302/Big+Book+of+Princess+Stories.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Big Book of Princess Stories (2021) by Applesauce Press [Illustrated Story Book] — Illustrations of Cinderella's dance with the Prince, as well as a mermaid ball, are included in this illustrated story book of princess tales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6b795cfb-e8d4-485e-ab9d-8924f4396586/waltz+of+the+scarecrows.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Waltz of the Scarecrows (1998) by Constance W. McGeorge (author) & Mary Whyte (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Each summer, the town crafts a crowd of well-dressed scarecrows in honor of a Harvest Ball long ago that scared away the crows. "'There are even a few,' Grandpa added, 'who claim they've seen the scarecrows waltzing.'" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/02824b36-2bdc-4ece-976c-437accec879a/Jammy+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Jammy Dance (2012) by Rebecca Janni (author) & Tracy Dockray (illustrator) — Once bathtime is over, it's time to dance the Jammy! "Hold my hand: take a chance. / Jump into the Jammy Dance! / Bow to Brother. / Bow to Sis. / Swing your partner just like this." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/95df78b8-6005-42cb-b73a-8c99c8511582/Breaking+to+the+Beat.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Breaking to the Beat! (2023) by Linda J. Acevedo (author) & Frank Morrison (illustrator) [Picture Book] — While the main focus of this book is breaking, it starts with the main character being inspired being inspired by seeing his families' Latin dance parties when he was a child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2f831456-d689-4ff2-8ab8-4a379173102f/The+Verts.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Verts: A Story of Introverts and Extroverts (2024) by Ann Patchett (author) & Robin Preiss Glasser (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Several scenes of energetic social dancing are included in this book set at an introvert's birthday party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/640dcd41-6891-4b11-b805-33e007ee6272/Dance+Pull-Tab+Book.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Dance (2017) by Matthew Van Fleet [Pull-Tab Book] — It's a 60s-style dance party at the local dance hall, as Chickie Baby learns some solo social dances like the "Gator Mashed Potater" and the "Busy Beaver Bop." Similar to Mermaid Dance (see above), young readers will have fun animating the dances with the pull tabs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/67bc5a12-a951-4afb-bf96-2657e92957e3/Comical+Creatures.png Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Comical Creatures from Wurtemberg (1851) by David Bogue (publisher) [Illustrated Story Book] — This 19th century story book features a charming illustration of a hare and marten dancing the Polka. "Jack Hare and Grace Marten [...] led off the polka in grand style, greatly to the admiration of all the young folks in the island." [The illustration itself is provided, since the cover is generic.] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/0c7ab0fe-0d48-4d09-924d-58deb0e548d0/This+Is+Texas+Y%27All.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books This is Texas, Y'All!: The Lone Star State from A to Z (2017) by Misha Blaise [Picture Book] — Two-step, square dancing, honky tonks, and an anti-dance law are included in this alphabetical celebration of Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/5dfbe0aa-33db-4d78-8535-f8030a19a60f/Eloisa%27s+Musical+Window.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Eloísa's Musical Window (2024) by Margarita Engle (author) & John Parra (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Hearing the music on the street outside her window Eloísa (and her family) are inspired to dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/fc36b90d-0e9d-4ac8-ba2f-57065f73b822/digging+for+words.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built (2020) by Angela Burke Kunkel (author) & Paola Escobar (illustrator) [Picture Book] — This book about a garbage collector turned librarian features a dance scene from the book that started his literary journey, Anna Karenina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/0d0a9691-4d49-40d8-a707-066a79576de0/bhangra+baby.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Bhangra Baby (2023) by Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (authors), & Ani Bushry (illustrator) [Picture Book] — While most often associated with Bollywood movies, bhangra is also done as a social folk dance, as illustrated in this colorful picture book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6a99b61e-771b-4725-acd4-8fefb2593dd8/Dance+Me%2C+Daddy.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Dance Me, Daddy (2014) by Cindy Morgan (author) & Philomena O'Neill (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Dad and daughter share a dance in childhood and at her wedding, in this celebration of the father-daughter bond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/cb20da13-d52a-4ce5-a6d6-39bf6c885eb3/Flora+and+the+Penguin.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Flora and the Penguin (2014) by Molly Idle [Picture Book] — In this wordless picture book, Flora shares a dance with a penguin on the ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/c93725ae-3b59-474c-a96d-22f371ea12bb/This+Is+How+We+Play.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books This Is How We Play: A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation (2024) by Jessica Slice & Caroline Cupp (authors), & Kayla Harren (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Several couples are shown dancing together in this book celebrating diversity and play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6e073ba9-b8b7-4c86-a601-57c4271eaa86/on+the+night.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books On the Night You Were Born (2006) by Nancy Tillman [Board Book, Picture Book] — On the night you were born, the animals celebrated, including a pair of polar bears who danced until dawn. "Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo. (It's because they've been dancing all night for you!)" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f33259c1-90bc-410c-b5e6-93962e8485cc/red+shoes.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Red Shoes (2020) by Karen English (author) & Ebony Glenn (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Malika does many things in her red shoes, including dancing on Daddy's feet at Auntie's wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1747155087872-HIQGMEULU2QCWYFD5EI5/Austin%252BIs%252BCool%252Band%252BAlso%252BTotally%252BWeird.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Austin Is Cool, And Also Totally Weird (2020) by Annie Mayfield [Picture Book] — "Learn two steps at an old honky-tonk and do yoga with a goat on you ba-don-ka-donk" in this rhyming celebration of Austin, Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/779ce29f-1cf7-4117-8e35-6aad3d5ec36f/barefoot.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Barefoot Book of Dance Stories (2010) [Story Book] — This long-form story book has several tales featuring social dances including waltz, polka, and Scottish reels. "Each prince took the arm of his princess, helped her from the boat and led her into the castle where they danced all night long in the great ballroom." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/9cbab22a-06a9-4b8d-9fe6-c963b900f656/Noah%27s+Square+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Noah's Square Dance (1995) by Rick Walton (author) & Thor Wickstrom (illustrator) [Picture Book] — On Noah's Ark, to pass the time while it rains, the animals dance to Noah's calls. "Circle one, then twirl that lion. Lizards, keep those petticoats flyin'!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/79405d0e-1443-4aa7-a418-8a50728adb85/Barn+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Barn Dance! (1988) by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault (authors) & Ted Rand (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Unable to sleep, the farm boy sneaks into the barn to dance with the scarecrow fiddler and all the animals. "Right hand! Left hand! Around you go! Now back-to-back your partner in a do-si-do!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/4da84290-9ced-44ac-bf9a-9ce0a1ddd66e/the+last+dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books The Last Dance (1995) by Carmen Agra Deedy (author) & Debrah Santini (illustrator) [Picture Book] — This poignant story about the enduring power of love features many dances between Bessie and Ninny over a lifetime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/9748c360-deb2-4f4f-9b30-156ca4ec5fd0/wherever+you+are.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You (2012) by Nancy Tillman [Board Book, Picture Book] — While not about dancing, this book does feature a cover illustration and page/stanza about dancing with a bear. "You can dance 'til you're dizzy, paint 'til you're blue. There's no place, not one, that my love can't find you." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/753c6d62-d911-40c3-ab35-35f4cb3ffe80/Wind+is+a+Dance.jpg Baby Danced the Polka: Social Dance in Children's Books Wind Is a Dance (2024) by Debra Kempf Shumaker (author) & Josée Bisaillon (illustrator) [Picture Book] — Although the dancing here is mostly metaphorical, there is one illustration of a couple dancing in this artistic and scientific celebration of the wind. https://www.galleryofdance.org/its-a-party daily 0.75 2025-03-19 https://www.galleryofdance.org/are-you-hep-to-gotan daily 0.75 2025-03-19 https://www.galleryofdance.org/dancing-with-disney daily 0.75 2025-03-21 https://www.galleryofdance.org/all-the-right-moves daily 0.75 2026-02-18 https://www.galleryofdance.org/pick-me daily 0.75 2026-02-18 https://www.galleryofdance.org/diggin-the-discs daily 0.75 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/efaadad3-ec45-4570-b168-f9f165c78884/think+tank.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Think Tank (2003) by Blur — This cover, stenciled by Banksy, is the one that inspired this exhibit. I was walking through a used bookstore, saw a book on album covers, and wondered whether there were enough covers featuring social dance to make an exhibit of them. When I happened to open to this page, the deal was sealed. While this particular image is not unambiguously an illustration of dancing, it can certainly be interpreted as one, and a compelling one, at that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/25f5fdc1-3b41-4c55-96b6-1247acf2b825/ordinary.png Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers You'll Be Alright Kid, Chapter 1 (2024) by Alex Warren — It's like E.T., but for social dancers. Who wouldn't love to dance across the full moon, like this lucky couple? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/af047722-6292-4014-a0b1-d17820ca3970/nights+like+this.jpeg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Nights Like This (2021) by St. Lundi — While the woman's skirt might be a bit impractical for dancing West Coast Swing to this song (as most dancers would), it's a gorgeous dance image nonetheless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/4bcfc120-a6dc-47da-938a-48662e8ec607/collection+of+great+dance+songs.PNG Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981) by Pink Floyd — The album's tongue-in-cheek title (Pink Floyd is not, in fact, known for dance songs), is perfectly complemented by this tongue-in-cheek illustration of a couple who is trying to dance while being firmly anchored to the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1743774912480-3LFMJXY83Q4R4ZH2S7Y7/notte%2Bin%2Bballo.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Una notte in ballo (2018) by Lyradanz — This cover features a beautiful illustration of a couple dancing in a public square at night, perhaps at a balfolk mazurka klandestina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/d795962b-48d3-4faa-9b61-efd97d78cb50/chasing+shadows.png Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Chasing Shadows (2024) by Alex Warren — This cover image gives new meaning to the phrase "dancing with your shadow." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f6df5265-7d1e-447c-bcd3-b5fef9b2fc77/Re.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Re (2025) by Otros Aires — The cover of this Otros Aires remix album effectively captures the meditative nature of Tango. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/317ce3d5-042d-4892-84e4-fa02d4caabb7/trouble.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Trouble (2004) by Ray LaMontagne — This cover image gives new meaning to the phrase "dancing with the devil." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/116ff1b3-4c1c-41d5-9562-a85bf72d5d2a/The+New+Orleans+Tango.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers The New Orleans Tango (2024) by Tony DeSare — In this gorgeous depiction of Tango dancing on the streets of New Orleans, the lady in red is clearly leading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/429c93e1-4f1d-4cf6-8c9b-2d6282cae9d1/Beauty+and+the+Beast.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Beauty and the Beast (1991) — A classic cover from a classic album from a classic film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/c12ab34a-67fe-4d91-a0d5-181e7b7571c9/Contrastes.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Contrastes (2021) by Electrocutango — In class, we ask our students who temporarily don't have a partner to "dance with a ghost," but this cover takes that concept to a whole new level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2a182cad-5dd1-4847-a5b3-a42d7de951d5/i+want+you.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers I Want You (1976) by Marvin Gaye — This cover features an adaptation of Ernie Barnes' painting, The Sugar Shack (1971), which depicts his memories of an African-American dance hall from his childhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/8afa9ed2-5331-408b-b3cf-3b99778dec74/gaucho.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Gaucho (1980) by Steely Dan — This cover is based on a low relief sculpture by Argentine artist Israel Hoffmann entitled Guardia Vieja - Tango [Old Guard - Tango]. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/d63c9774-9f27-4ac1-bb57-41303fd4ceec/Blues+Party.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Blues Party (2016) by Putomayo World Music — Many of Putumayo's covers feature dancing, so we'll curate some of the most unique and compelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/76992cbc-b116-45ff-87ce-d1bf7f0ca5c5/Otros+Aires.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Otros Aires (2012) by Otros Aires — This is a great illustration of a Barrida in Tango, as well as a great illustration of the diverse array of footwear seen on the dance floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1743653891213-V7HKJZRGV6EHJ5SCZORT/mirage.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Mirage (1982) by Fleetwood Mac — More often noted for its bad editing than its dance content (what on earth is going on with Stevie's left arm on Lindsey's shoulder?), this cover does present a compelling narrative through dance. Unfortunately, the covers for Fleetwood Mac's dance-themed titles Tango in the Night (1987) and The Dance (1997) feature no dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2fdbf71c-9fc2-4abe-a0e0-db034c57ccad/te+espero.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Te Espero (2024) by Prince Royce & María Becerra — While it could just be a dramatic embrace, given that it's a Bachata song, we'll say that they're dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/66c458c0-347a-4f68-9312-22fbd692341f/Baila.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Baila (2006) by Putomayo World Music — Anti-dance moralizers would love the implications of this illustration (i.e., that the dancers in the foreground will soon become like the silhouettes in the window). But dancers know that despite how steamy a dance might look, what happens on the dance floor can stay there, and doesn't necessarily need to lead to anything more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1745328380908-N5WPX0CGBTK6O1VX63UX/Hambo%2Bin%2Bthe%2BSnow.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Hambo in the Snow (2006) by Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley, & Charlie Pilzer — While it might get a bit cold, how fun would it be to swirl in the snow? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/0b6f9617-e514-4f4f-8df3-88e27000e423/visage.JPG Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Visage (1980) by Visage — I love the juxtaposition of a silhouetted jazz band and an emo embrace á la Tango Al Reves on the cover of an album by a synth-pop band. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/190919f0-84e4-4984-acae-b4f9a5bc7f76/The+Tango+Project.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers The Tango Project (1982) by The Tango Project — An illustration of vintage Tango graces the cover of this album that features the most famous movie tango song, Por Una Cabeza, featured in both Scent of a Woman (1992) and True Lies (1994). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/b45789e6-4dc9-45b9-b3b2-6a7eb3df94a5/Urban+Cowboy+II.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Urban Cowboy II: More Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1980) — No, Sissy's not leading: in authentic, grassroots Texas Two Step, the Lead's right arm is often above the Follow's left arm in closed position, which actually makes sense, since the Lead is often taller than the Follow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2bd6276c-3eb3-4aad-98cb-3eba04ba410a/1900x1900-000000-80-0-0.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Always Been You (2024) by Michael Sanzone — This classic wedding dance lift graces the cover of this Cross-Step Waltz song by Sanzone. The music video also depicts a sweet wedding dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/34a78005-2e65-453a-87c2-e138a9ebea82/giorno+in+ballo.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Un giorno in ballo (2015) by Lyradanz — A daytime complement to the cover of Una notte in ballo (2018). Notice that in the daytime, the woman is leading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/fc1b4445-30c4-4a9a-a481-ff47b1893a5d/Dos.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Dos (2007) — This modern neo-tango cover, with slumpy dancers taking huge steps and pointing their hands to the sky, is reminiscent of many a historical cartoon about how not to dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/50a9fd0f-316a-4718-8aa9-1514749bb9cf/three+cheers.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004) by My Chemical Romance — This one definitely isn't intended to be a dance image, but it easily reads as one. The sketch, entitled "Demolition Lovers II" was inspired by René Magritte's painting "The Lovers," and drawn by My Chemical Romance's lead singer, Gerard Way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/7d266826-7e26-4f30-bf05-da48a3a85873/Hemels+Douwe.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Hemels Douwe [Heavenly Dew] (2017) by Shillelagh — This Balfolk album cover effectively illustrates the blur of waltzers spinning around the room (or in this case, across a field). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/9826d527-5653-4cfd-bd22-8a6e18f60ad8/who+put+the+bomp.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (1961) by Barry Mann — I love how this cover illustrates the three way partnership between the Lead, the Follow, and the music, with Barry Mann's strings influencing both of the dancers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/ca70faa5-e825-46c4-8351-222fcb58a005/Dance%2C+No+One%27s+Watching.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Dance, No One's Watching (2024) by Ezra Collective — While some would define social dancing as touch dancing (i.e., holding hands with a partner), dancing one's own steps while facing a partner is also a popular form of dancing socially. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f988ea59-3d98-47fa-ad63-eb252a873098/Plays+the+Beatles.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Orquesta Romántica Milonguera Plays the Beatles (2019) — I guess this is what it looks like when Tango dancers are sucked into a black hole? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/b3b06074-48d5-40d4-9617-9aebd3a0ab95/Fiesta+Latina.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Fiesta Latina (2024) — This cover is a great illustration of the common situation in which one couple starts dancing at a concert, and unofficially becomes part of the show for everyone else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/89b8da44-b57e-4f65-a2f7-98bb025eaf84/dirty+dancing.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Dirty Dancing Soundtrack (1987) — Of course the cover for the Dirty Dancing soundtrack would feature a steamy embrace by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/5076d382-eefa-4ce4-b344-01b23ef7730c/saturday+night+fever.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977) — While his fellow disco dancers have been left out of this particular image, Travolta's pose is uniquely iconic, perfectly representing an era of dances in a single gesture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1def095e-2576-4a91-892b-756e6e9d67b5/hardcore+jollies.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Hardcore Jollies (1976) by Funkadelic — In the bottom right corner of this cover, a man in green is dancing The Bump (an actual 1970s social dance) with an exploding woman with three legs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/fa09d048-ca49-413b-8cf7-fe6ac56190e0/Havana+Nights.jpg Diggin' the Discs: Social Dance on Album Covers Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Soundtrack (2006) — As times change, so too do concepts of what kinds of dancing are labeled "dirty." https://www.galleryofdance.org/dancing-on-the-table daily 0.75 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/cda64a38-0819-4f02-b8ec-45dd70a402bf/voc-68-sinister-waltz.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Sinister Waltz (2021) by Jason Rainville https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6f35d79b-e767-4549-ae41-7b3088baafc0/Shadowverse+Evolve+-+Courtly+Dance.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Courtly Dance from Shadowverse: Evolve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/8753895c-2011-4da1-bb7a-33c1f1b50c44/Lorcana+-+Ever+as+Before.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Ever as Before by Grace Tran https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/a331a200-0882-4da2-b6ca-3e1cf23070c6/snc-3-ballroom-brawlers.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Ballroom Brawlers (2022) by John Stanko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f2142193-d1d4-4238-9d1b-a516d3366e5c/Lorcana+-+Mickey.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Mickey Mouse: Enthusiastic Dancer by Raquel Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/16da8653-1ac6-46b2-8ead-f55d9a32129e/Future+Card+BuddyFight+-+Dancer+of+Shadowform.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Dancer of Shadowform, Silhouette Joe from Future Card BuddyFight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/a87e54c0-d973-48a8-854d-000468e21d2e/dsk-302-ghostly-dancers.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Ghostly Dancers (2024) by Scott Buoncristiano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/2dfc18e9-2170-4577-a1a6-197bb9170a97/Lorcana+-+Minnie.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Mickey Mouse: Dazzling Dancer by Raquel Villanueva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/7beed28e-abe5-4a6f-9bac-23c9bea42a00/WoW+-+Slashdance.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Slashdance (2008) by Steve Prescott from World of Warcraft — This card is particularly fun because it actually creates a social dance situation in the real world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/5f37e4e6-ac74-4727-932f-1c3d0bc038ba/dsk-13-ghostly-dancers.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Ghostly Dancers (2024) by Josh Newton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/d093bae3-8243-4a34-86f9-52c206a9a0ee/Lorcana+-+Invited+to+the+Ball.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Invited to the Ball by Taraneh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/feef4157-2598-4708-9970-2a2074ef1e20/Flesh+and+Blood+-+Dance+of+Darkness.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Dance of Darkness from Flesh and Blood (2023) by Sebastian Szmyd — A good pair of dance shoes makes all the difference! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/5620fb0d-bee3-497f-8fdc-ff11c4dbafd4/fdn-177-macabre-waltz.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Macabre Waltz (2024) by Willian Murai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/4a28655c-39d7-4838-bf3f-a8587c1e3102/Lorcana+-+Cinderella+A.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Cinderella: Ballroom Sensation by Casey Robin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/e218750d-ccda-47b8-a784-3c9f1c7987c3/rvr-82-macabre-waltz.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Macabre Waltz (2024) by Sam Wolfe Connelly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/eaf98e90-1641-40ac-a301-01c1f064c5ed/Lorcana+-+Cinderella+B.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Cinderella: Ballroom Sensation by Casey Robin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/9f1e1ce6-f0ba-442b-93fd-db1b045b7743/ori-107-macabre-waltz.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Macabre Waltz (2015) by Jim Murray https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/f51bd222-772a-41ff-b5f7-eed4e16fbce1/Lorcana+-+Belle.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Belle: Of the Ball by French Carlomagno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/6a9bbb51-dd39-4577-ab52-816f6ef27586/vow-300-deadly-dancer.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Deadly Dancer (2021) by Zinna Du https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/de43f772-004e-4f23-a217-972ebdca235d/Lorcana+-+Clarabelle.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Clarabelle: Contented Wallflower by Lissette Carrera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/1d3b5329-3647-43c6-ad6f-1c9740bbff19/vow-141-deadly-dancer.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Deadly Dancer (2021) by Justine Cruz 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Fischer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/cbf2245f-d471-4ecd-a755-0b70b0c73b4c/Lorcana+-+Clarabelle+C.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Clarabelle: Light on Her Hooves by Natalie Dombois https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/9c427dfa-8a90-4284-9692-9af196130a04/mic-62-celebrate-the-harvest.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Celebrate the Harvest (2021) by Eelis Kyttanen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/41cd028e-5f0b-4b09-9d2e-e10c901dcff1/Lorcana+-+Glass+Slipper.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) The Glass Slipper by Tania Soler — The least practical dance shoes in history? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/12ffc50e-201e-4247-8c8a-586cb93dfe62/inr-242-join-the-dance.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Join the Dance (2025) by Raoul Vitale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/c9e4874d-39b3-4f91-b37b-ef59b43c7dd0/Lorcana+-+Radiant+Ballroom.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) The Great Illuminary: Radiant Ballroom by Carlos Ruiz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/3de54374-f117-453a-8d23-b1137988b527/otc-159-captivating-crew.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Captivating Crew (2024) by Winona Nelson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/0f16320d-5fba-4bed-b377-b738753f1c50/Lorcana+-+Tiana%27s+Palace.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Tiana's Palace by Valerio Buonfantino — Place of dreams—and swing dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/07dc1756-9f9d-422a-817f-f76be73cf509/vow-141-alluring-suitor.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Alluring Suitor (2021) by Justine Cruz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/d54acfaa-5c26-4586-ab76-07a33933036e/vow-300-alluring-suitor.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Alluring Suitor (2021) by Zinna Du https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/84b36818-d576-4041-b3b6-8b6c957b89eb/inr-245-markov-waltzer.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Markov Waltzer (2025) by Joshua Raphael https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/cd0cb8e3-a487-4c7e-b895-89d30790b36d/avr-139-havengul-vampire.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Havengul Vampire (2016) by James Ryman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/52beb968-6f8c-4741-9400-16c83bb936fc/eld-78-belle-of-the-brawl.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Belle of the Brawl (2019) by Magali Villeneuve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67bdf917fef2fc342e1d2c50/58716250-5df2-42ec-a0f0-072feee9b186/clu-12-ballroom.png Dancing on the Table: Social Dance in Trading Card Games (TCGs) Ballroom (2024) by Arthur Yuan