| class="wikitable sortable" |
State, district,
or territory | Dance | Year adopted
!{{Reference column heading}} |
|---|
| Alabama | Square dance | 1981
|[{{cite web|date=2001-07-12|title=Official American Folk Dance of Alabama|url=http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_dance.html|access-date=2007-03-18|work=Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors|publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History|archive-date=2008-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110063739/http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_dance.html|url-status=dead}}] |
| Arkansas | Square dance | 1991
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/ar_square_dance.htm|title=Arkansas American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| rowspan="2" | California | West Coast Swing | rowspan="2" | 1988
| rowspan="2" |[{{cite web|year=2007|title=History and Culture - State Symbols|url=http://www.library.ca.gov/history/symbols.html|access-date=2008-03-31|work=The California State Library|publisher=State of California|archive-date=2019-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105214315/http://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/state-symbols/|url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|title=California State Dance|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/ca_swing_dance.htm|access-date=12 July 2021|website=NETSTATE.COM|publisher=NSTATE, LLC}}] |
| | Square dance (Official folk dance) |
| Colorado | Square dance | 1992
|[{{Cite web|url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/symbols-emblems|title=Symbols & Emblems | Archives|website=archives.colorado.gov}}] |
| Connecticut | Square dance | 1995
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/ct_square_dance.htm|title=Connecticut State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Delaware | None (Maypole proposed in 2016–2017 legislative session) | |[{{citation|title=Title 29. State Government: General Provisions|chapter-url=http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c003/index.shtml#P66_2552|chapter=Chapter3. State Seal, Song, and Symbols|access-date=2019-05-28}}][{{citation|last=Goss|first=Scott|title=Delaware looks to get in on maypole dancing craze (a few centuries late)|date=May 8, 2018|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/08/bill-would-establish-maypole-official-dance-delaware/589777002/|work=DelawareOnline|access-date=2019-05-28}}] |
| District of Columbia
|Hand dancing
|1999
|[{{Cite web|last=Austermuhle|first=Martin|date=August 27, 2010|title=What the Heck Is Hand Dancing?|url=https://dcist.com/story/10/08/27/what-the-heck-is-hand-dancing/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-09|website=DCist|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011063709/https://dcist.com/story/10/08/27/what-the-heck-is-hand-dancing/}}] |
| Georgia | Square dance | 1996
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/ga_square_dance.htm|title=Georgia State Folk Dance, Square Dancing, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Hawaii | Hula | 1999
|[http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0021.htm {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}] |
| Idaho | Square dance | 1989
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/id_square_dance.htm|title=Idaho State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Illinois | Square dance | 1990
|[{{cite web |url=http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/symbols/dance.html|title=Illinois official Dance|work=State Symbols|publisher=Illinois State museum}}] |
| Kentucky | Clogging | 2006
|[{{cite web|url=http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm |title=Kentucky State Symbols |publisher=Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives |date=2007-03-30 |access-date=2007-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128223448/http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm |archive-date=2011-01-28 }}] |
| Louisiana | Square dance | 1999
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/la_square_dance.htm|title=Louisiana State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Maryland | Square dance | 1994
|[{{Cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/symbols/folk.html|title=Square Dance, Maryland State Folk Dance|website=msa.maryland.gov}}] |
| Massachusetts | Square dance | 1990
|[[http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/2-32.htm Folk dance of the Commonwealth], General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 2, Section 32.][{{cite web |url=http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm |title=State Symbols |access-date=2007-03-18 |work=Citizen Information Service |publisher=Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}] |
| Minnesota | None (Square dance was proposed in 1992 and 1994) | |
|[{{Cite web |title=Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious State Symbols - Minnesota |url=https://www.leg.mn.gov/leg/unsym |website=www.leg.mn.gov}}] |
| Mississippi | Square dance | 1995
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_dances.htm|title=Official State Dances from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Missouri | Square dance | 1995
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/mo_square_dance.htm|title=Missouri State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Nebraska | Square dance | 1997
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/ne_square_dance.htm|title=Nebraska State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| New Jersey | Square dance (Official folk dance) | 1983
|[{{cite web | url=http://www.state.nj.us/njfacts/dance.htm | title=New Jersey's State Dance| publisher=The State of New Jersey | work=The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey | access-date=June 5, 2013}}] |
| rowspan="2" | North Carolina | Clogging (Official folk dance) | rowspan="2" | 2005
|[{{cite web | title= Official State Symbols of North Carolina | publisher= State of North Carolina | url= http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM#dances | work= North Carolina State Library | access-date= 2008-01-26 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080206210322/http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM#dances | archive-date= 2008-02-06 | url-status= dead }}] |
| | Carolina shag (Official popular dance)
| |
| North Dakota | Square dance | 1995
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/nd_square_dance.htm|title=North Dakota State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Oklahoma | Square dance | 1988
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/ok_square_dance.htm|title=Oklahoma State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Oregon | Square dance | 1977
|[{{cite web|url=http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Oregon/StateDanceSquare.html|title=Square Dance|date=8 October 2014 }}] |
| Pennsylvania | Polka | 1990 |
| rowspan="2"| South Carolina | Square dance (State American Folk Dance)
|1994
|[{{cite web |title=SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Folk Dance - The Square Dance |url=http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/square.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315152640/http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/square.htm |archive-date=2008-03-15 |access-date=2008-03-31 |publisher=South Carolina General Assembly}}] |
| The Shag
|1984
|[{{cite web |title=SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Dance - The Shag |url=http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/shag.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318235030/http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/shag.htm |archive-date=2008-03-18 |access-date=2008-03-31 |publisher=South Carolina General Assembly}} ] |
| Tennessee | Square dance | 1980
|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.netstate.com/states/symb/dances/tn_square_dance.htm|title=Tennessee State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM|website=www.netstate.com}}] |
| Texas | Square dance | 1994
|[{{cite web | title= Texas Legislature Online - 72(R) History for HCR 153 | publisher = Texas State Legislature | url= http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=72R&Bill=HCR153 | access-date= 2013-09-09}}] |
| Utah | Square dance | 1994
|[[http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/dance.html Utah State Folk Dance - Square Dance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904114134/http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/dance.html |date=2012-09-04 }} from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08] |
| Virginia | Square dance | 2011
|[{{cite web|title=Virginia Emblems And Designations |publisher=Virginia State Legislature |url=http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB1082/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016202857/http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101%2Bful%2BHB1082%2F |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-16 |access-date=2011-01-19 }}] |
| Washington | Square dance | 1979
|[{{cite web | title = Symbols of Washington State | publisher = Washington State Legislature | url = http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070305110012/http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ | access-date = 2007-03-05 |archive-date=2007-03-05}}] |
| Wisconsin | Polka | 1993
|[{{cite web | title = Wis. Stat. § 1.10(2). | publisher = State of Wisconsin | url = http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/1/10 | access-date =2014-08-03}}] |