Human beings have been dancing almost since the dawning of time, and dancing remains popular to this day, all over the planet.

There are numerous types and styles of dancing, from trance-oriented tribal dancing to prestigious ballet, from sports dancing with scores and technique to dances relating to all kinds of music genres such as Charleston, twist, disco, pogo, electric boogie, breakdance, hiphop and jumpstyle.

It is said that everybody knows how to dance. That may be true, but some people are better dancers than others. As with all other ends of life one must work hard in order to become a top dancer.

Keynote speakers on dance might choose to focus on the aesthetics of dance as well as the history of dancing, specific historical types of dance, dancing relating to the body and to health, and so on.