Names for dance steps popular among young people in past decades:
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| MASHED POTATO | 6 |
| CONGA | 5 |
| POLKA | 5 |
| JITTERBUG | 4 |
| SHIMMY | 4 |
| HUSTLE | 3 |
| JIVE | 3 |
| LINDY | 3 |
| MACARENA | 3 |
| SCHOTTISCHE | 3 |
| SLIDE | 3 |
| TWIST | 3 |
| BOOGIE | 2 |
| CAKEWALK | 2 |
| CHARLESTON | 2 |
| COTTON-EYED JOE | 2 |
| ELECTRIC SLIDE | 2 |
| GRINDING | 2 |
| LINE DANCING | 2 |
| MOONWALK | 2 |
| WALTZ | 2 |
| BREAK-DANCING | 1 |
| BUMP | 1 |
| CHICKEN DANCE | 1 |
| DISCO | 1 |
| DOUGIE | 1 |
| HARD ROCK | 1 |
| JERK | 1 |
| LINDY HOP | 1 |
| LINE DANCE | 1 |
| MACARANA | 1 |
| MC HAMMER | 1 |
| MONKEY | 1 |
| ROBOT | 1 |
| ROCK AND ROLL | 1 |
| RUNNING MAN | 1 |
| SCHOTTISCH | 1 |
| SLOW | 1 |
| SOULJA BOY | 1 |
| SPRINKLER | 1 |
| THE TWIST | 1 |
| TWO-STEP | 1 |
| WOBBLE | 1 |
| WORM | 1 |
| YMCA | 1 |
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