What is Google dance?
 

The "Google Dance" is a term that refers to Google doing an algorithm update or a data refresh. It has nothing to do with what you are doing to your website, you have no control over it, there is nothing you can do to cause it or to prevent it. It's useful to be aware of it simply to prevent unnecessary worry or reaction.

From my own experience, Google dance happens when you don't build your link consistently...

Is either Google see a spike of links in today, and the next day zero, it might trigger a dance! However, this doesn't mean it is a bad thing, because when your page is back, it will rank a lot higher than before - thanks to all kinds of authority backlinks!

I had a rule myself, I don't do any on page optimization when my site ranking drop, because I did it few times my sites were filtered for a whole month!

The name “Google Dance” was in the past used to describe the period that a major index update of the Google search engine are being implemented.

By Vangie Beal In search engine optimization (SEO), Google Dance is an out-dated slang term used to describe the period of time in which Google used to rebuild its rankings, and as a result of this rebuilding, rankings of Web sites on Google's SERP may fluctuate in order during a several day period.

Whenever we are at trade shows, run seminars, or speak at symposiums we get asked the question “what is the Google dance?” We’ve heard a few different things referred to as “the Google Dance”, but only one is really correct. It’s the period when Google is rebuilding its rankings, and results fluctuate widely for a 3 to 5 day period.

Google dance has been used to describe index update of google in past. During these updates there was significant movement in SERP, which results in up and down in ranking. It is an outdated slang which describes ranking update during a several periods of time. Earlier Google Dance happened 36 times per year, but in 2003 Google started to rebuild their ranking on weekly basis which eliminated Google Dance

It's not Past it still happens, I have experienced it recently

The fluctuations in the rankings of site in SERPs by Google is known as Google Dance

Google Dance is an out-dated slang term used to describe the period of time in which Google used to rebuild its rankings, and as a result of this rebuilding, rankings of Web sites on Google's SERP may fluctuate in order during a several day period.

Different search results in different Google search indices (google.com, www2.google.com, www3.google.com) is called Google dance.

By Vangie Beal In search engine optimization (SEO), Google Dance is an out-dated slang term used to describe the period of time in which Google used to rebuild its rankings, and as a result of this rebuilding, rankings of Web sites on Google's SERP may fluctuate in order during a several day period.

Google Dance is an out-dated slang term used to describe the period of time in which Google used to rebuild its rankings, and as a result of this rebuilding, rankings of Web sites on Google's SERP may fluctuate in order during a several day period.

Google Dance is an out-dated slang term used to describe the period of time in which Google used to rebuild its rankings, and as a result of this rebuilding, rankings of Web sites on Google's SERP may fluctuate in order during a several day period. The Google Dance would happen anywhere up to 36 times per year, however in 2003 Google begun updating its index on a weekly basis, which all but eliminated the Google Dance.

The decision “google dance” modified into inside the past used to provide an explanation for the length that a prime index replace of the google seek engine are being implemented.

The name "Google Dance" has often been used to describe the index update of the Google search engine.

google dance means when your ranking fluctuates during several days of a period.