DANCE STYLES
This list of dances won't actually turn
you into a master of the ballroom, but it may help you recognize and understand
the differences between certain dances.
It's rather difficult to define a
complex dance in one line, and so we've a voided a lot of detail about
specific steps, etc.
BOLERO — Spanish dance
with sudden pauses and sharp turns
BOSSA-NOVA — Brazilian
dance similar to samba
CANCAN — French woman's dance involving
high kicks while holding up front of
skirt
CHA-CHA — fast
rhythmic ballroom dance
CHARLESTON
— fast-paced 1920s dance
characterized by energetic kicking
COTILLION — elaborate ballroom dance with frequent changes of partner
FANDANGO
— lively Spanish dance performed by a
couple
FLAMENCO — vigorous
rhythmic dance originating with Gypsies
FOX-TROT — slow and
complex ballroom dance
HABANERA — slow and seductive Cuban dance
HULA — sinuous Polynesian dance with rhythmic hip movements
HUSTLE — lively disco dance derived from
swing elements with a plus-like pattern
JIG — springy and sprightly dance
JITTERBUG — jazz dance
featuring vigorous acrobatic feats
JIVE — fast
dance done to jazz or swing music
LIMBO — dance of the West Indies where
dancers pass under horizontal pole
MAMBO
— Cuban ballroom dance resembling the rumba or cha-cha
MAZURKA
— Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure
PASSACAGLIA — slow
solemn Italian or Spanish dance
POLKA — lively Bohemian dance for a couple
QUADRILLE
—
square dance for four couples
REEL — lively
dance of the Scottish Highlands
ROUND — dance in
a ring
RUMBA — Cuban ballroom
dance with pronounced hip movements
SALSA — fast Latin American
jazz-influenced dance
SAMBA — Brazilian dance of African origin
SHIMMY
— jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of
the body
SHUFFLE — dance
featuring sliding or scraping of the feet
STOMP — jazz dance featuring heavy stamping of the feet
TANGO
— Latin-American (orig. Argentinian)
ballroom dance with long pauses
TARANTELLA — fast
violent Italian folk dance
TWIST — dance featuring
many gyrations of the hips
WALTZ — ballroom dance in 3/4 time
ZOUK — Caribbean disco dance and
corresponding type of fast rhythmic music
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