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List of U.S. state dances

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This is a list of non-official U.S. state dances:[1]

StateState danceYear &
Citation
AlabamaSquare Dance1981[2]
Alaska Yup'ik dance
ArkansasSquare Dance
Arizona Square dance 2017
California West Coast Swing[3]
Square dance (official folk dance)
ColoradoSquare Dance
ConnecticutSquare Dance
Delaware Maypole Dance

Square Dance (Folk Dance)

Florida Square Dance (official folk dance) 1986
GeorgiaSquare Dance
HawaiiHula
IdahoSquare Dance
IllinoisSquare Dance1990[4]
KentuckyClogging2006[5]
LouisianaSquare Dance1999
MarylandSquare Dance
MassachusettsSquare Dance1990[6][7]
MinnesotaNone (Proposed Square dance)
MississippiSquare Dance1995[8]
MissouriSquare Dance
Montana Square Dance
NebraskaSquare Dance
New JerseySquare Dance
(official folk dance)
1983
New YorkLindy Hop
North Carolina Clogging
(official folk dance)
2005[9]
Carolina Shag
(official popular dance)
North DakotaSquare Dance
OhioCharleston
OklahomaSquare Dance
OregonSquare Dance
PennsylvaniaPolka
South Carolina The Shag
Square dance
(State American Folk Dance)
1994
Richardson waltz
(State waltz)
2000
South Dakota Square Dance
TennesseeSquare Dance
TexasTexas Two-Step
UtahSquare Dance1994[10]
VirginiaSquare Dance2011[11]
WashingtonSquare Dance1979[12]
West Virginia Square dance Folk Dance 1986
WisconsinPolka1993[13]

References

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  1. Official State Dances, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  2. "Official American Folk Dance of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  3. "History and Culture - State Symbols". The California State Library. State of California. 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  4. "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
  5. "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  6. Folk dance of the Commonwealth, General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 2, Section 32.
  7. "State Symbols". Citizen Information Service. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  8. Official State Dances from NETSTATE
  9. "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  10. Utah State Folk Dance - Square Dance Archived 2012-09-04 at the Wayback Machine from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
  11. "Virginia Eblems And Designations". Virginia State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  12. "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  13. "Wisconsin State Symbols". State of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2007-07-11.