List of U.S. state dances

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

Table

State State dance Year &
Citation
Alabama Square Dance 1981[2]
Arkansas Square Dance 1991[3]
California West Coast Swing [4]
Square Dance
(official folk dance)
Colorado Square Dance 1992[5]
Connecticut Square Dance 1995[6]
Georgia Square Dance 1996[7]
Hawaii Hula 1999[8]
Idaho Square Dance 1989[9]
Illinois Square Dance 1990[10]
Kentucky Clogging 2006[11]
Louisiana Square Dance 1999[12]
Maryland Square Dance 1994[13]
Massachusetts Square Dance 1990[14][15]
Minnesota None - Square Dance was proposed in 1992 and 1994 [16]
Mississippi Square Dance 1995[17]
Missouri Square Dance 1995[18]
Nebraska Square Dance 1997[19]
New Jersey Square Dance
(official folk dance)		1983 [20]
North Carolina Clogging
(official folk dance)		 2005[21]
Carolina Shag
(official popular dance)
North Dakota Square Dance 1995[22]
Oklahoma Square Dance 1988[23]
Oregon Square Dance 1977[24]
South Carolina The Shag 1984[25]
Square dance
(State American Folk Dance) 		1994[26]
Richardson waltz
(State waltz) 		2000[27]
Tennessee Square Dance 1980[28]
Texas Square Dance 1994[29]
Utah Square Dance 1994[30]
Virginia Square Dance 2011[31]
Washington Square Dance 1979[32]
Wisconsin Polka 1993[33]

See also

References

  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. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas American Folk Dance".
  4. ↑ "History and Culture - State Symbols". The California State Library. State of California. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  5. ↑ "State Folk Dance".
  6. ↑ "Connecticut State Folk Dance Square Dance".
  7. ↑ "Georgia State Folk Dance Square Dance".
  8. ↑ http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0021.htm
  9. ↑ "Idaho State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM".
  10. ↑ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
  11. ↑ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  12. ↑ "Louisiana State Folk Dance Square Dance".
  13. ↑ "Square Dance, Maryland State Folk Dance".
  14. ↑ Folk dance of the Commonwealth, General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 2, Section 32.
  15. ↑ "State Symbols". Citizen Information Service. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  16. ↑ "Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious State Symbols - Minnesota".
  17. ↑ "Official State Dances".
  18. ↑ "Missouri State Folk Dance American Folk Dance Square Dance".
  19. ↑ "Nebraska State Folk Dance Square Dance".
  20. ↑ "New Jersey's State Dance". The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  22. ↑ "North Dakota State Dance American Folk Dance of North Dakota Square Dance".
  23. ↑ "Oklahoma State Folk Dance".
  24. ↑ "Square Dance".
  25. ↑ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, The State Dance - The Shag". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  26. ↑ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, The State Folk Dance - The Square Dance". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  27. ↑ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, The State Waltz - The Richardson Waltz". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  28. ↑ "Tennessee State Folk Dance".
  29. ↑ "Texas Legislature Online - 72(R) History for HCR 153". Texas State Legislature. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  30. ↑ Utah State Folk Dance - Square Dance from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
  31. ↑ "Virginia Emblems And Designations". Virginia State Legislature. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  32. ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
  33. ↑ "Wis. Stat. § 1.10(2).". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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