Punk dance

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Punk dance is the variety of dance popular among fans of punk rock and related styles. Commonly performed at punk shows, these dances often appear chaotic, or even violent. The punk subculture and its immediate predecessors originated many of these dance styles from the 1970s onward.

Unlike hip hop dance and breakdancing, punk dances are intended to be performed in dense crowds.

Moshing and the pogo are the types of dance most closely associated with punk. Hardcore dancing is a later development based on these styles. Stage diving and crowd surfing were originally associated with protopunk bands such as the Stooges, but went on to find a place at punk shows, and later metal shows and rock concerts. Skanking, a dance style originating in Jamaica's ska and reggae scene, is commonly performed at punk shows, especially if the band also plays ska.

Punk shows often appear to the uninitiated to be more like small-scale riots than rock concerts. In some punk circles, fans spit and throw beer bottles at the band and each other. Fights both inside and outside the venue are more common than in many other subcultures, as is damage to sound equipment and the venue itself.

The contemporary dances of metalheads borrow much from punk dance.

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