What Counts as a Dance?

[u/ForestFox467]

For a project I'm going I trying to see what the most performance dances over the 34 season, which started out fine. If the dance wasn't performed that season it is marked N/A, if it was performed but wasn't score I labeled it Group since those were group performances.

But I hit a small snag starting with season 7. This was the first season with team dances. I got confused, should I consider it couple as its own dance adding 3 to the total score or only one per team? Using season 7, I'm currently counting Team Paso as 1 extra dance and The Cha-Cha as 1 extra dance, does that feel right?

Then I got to season 9 which had relays for the first week and come the final a megamix where the finalists with a V. Waltz, Samba and Jive. 3 couples doing a similar routine with 3 different scores.

I know I'm not showing every dance, but I've gotten up to season 11 so far. How do you you guys think I should count as a dance?

[u/gottacatchemsome]

I would almost think that maybe counting something as "Other" or "Combo"... cause you're gonna run into more and more of that, especially as you move through the seasons and the team dances aren't so much cohesive as "each couple does their strongest dance and then they dance together", and then... I dont' remember what season it started with but they had a few seasons where they did "fusion dances" and instant dances and.... honestly, make yourself a new category and do your best to fill in where you can.