First Monthly Riddle

Here's a riddle that's not too hard, from now on I will be having monthly pieces on these...You have 4 weeks to answer, but please don't cheat, cause it will lose its interest... I can give you hints if you need any.
Here it goes:

"I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I?"