The Fourth L — Lineage of Dance

Dance Genealogy Tree

Every modern dance style has ancestors. Trace the lineage from peasant folk dances to codified competition syllabi — see which dances gave birth to which, and how traditions branched across centuries and continents.

How to Read the Lineage Tree

Vertical flow shows descent — parent dances are above, descendants below. Lines connect each dance to the style it evolved from.

Node color indicates the genre family. Larger nodes have more descendants, marking key branch points in dance history.

Filter using the sidebar to focus on specific genres or dances. Click any node to explore its full history page.