112:) -- the respective national member bodies of the WDSF. It also consists of two categories analogous to the Standard and Latin categories of the International School, respectively called Smooth and Rhythm. The Smooth category consists of only four dances—American Waltz, American Tango, American Foxtrot, and American Viennese Waltz, omitting American Peabody (the American School equivalent to Quickstep) -- while the dances selected for competition in the Rhythm category are American Cha Cha, American Rumba, American East Coast Swing (the American School equivalent to International Jive), American Bolero, and American Mambo. A "Smooth" or "Rhythm" competition encompasses the dances in the respective category, and a "Nine Dance" competition encompassing all nine of these dances is analogous to the "Ten Dance" competition of the International School. USA Dance additionally recognizes American Peabody, American Merengue, American Paso Doble, American Samba, American West Coast Swing, American Polka, and American Hustle as ballroom dances in which sanctioned competition may take place.
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Ballroom Dance Competition, Big Apple Dancesport Challenge, Purdue Ballroom Classic, Cardinal Classic, Berkeley Classic, and Harvard Invitational.
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1021:. There have been 40 different versions documented over the years; most common is the East Coast swing which is performed in the American Smooth (or American Rhythm) only in the U.S. or Canada. The East Coast swing was established by Arthur Murray and others only shortly after World War II. Swing music is very lively and upbeat and can be danced to jazz or big band music. The swing dancing style has much bounce and energy. Swing also includes many spins and underarm turns. East Coast swing is performed as an American Rhythm dance.
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806:. It is a fast moving dance, so men are allowed to close their feet and the couples move in short syncopated steps. Quickstep includes the walks, runs, chasses, and turns of the original foxtrot dance, with some other fast figures such as locks, hops, run, quick step, jump and skips. Quick step is performed as an International Standard dance.
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music. The dance therefore was originally named as the “Fox’s trot”. The foxtrot can be danced at slow, medium, or fast tempos depending on the speed of the jazz or big band music. The partners are facing one another and frame rotates from one side to another, changing direction after a measure. The
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Sequence Dancing, in pairs or other formations, to be a style of ballroom dance.
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956:, the national dance of Cuba, in the late 1930s by
701:Waltz began as a country folk dance in Austria and
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123:Definitions and history
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2731:Connection
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574:Lindy Hop
548:New Vogue
451:Blackpool
439:New Vogue
424:USA Dance
232:Louis XIV
209:galliarde
165:Polonaise
161:Quadrille
106:USA Dance
4012:Category
3917:Confetti
3800:Informal
3750:Clothing
3710:Marching
3609:Ceremony
3473:Carnival
3429:Holidays
3321:Banquets
3274:-related
3106:Zimbabwe
3059:Thailand
2984:Malaysia
2969:Kiribati
2879:Cameroon
2874:Cambodia
2864:Bulgaria
2839:Assyrian
2808:national
2803:Regional
2783:Spotting
2778:Sequence
2756:glossary
2703:Two-step
2648:Flamenco
2633:Breaking
2628:Boogaloo
2606:Ballroom
2551:Twerking
2516:Grinding
2501:Ecstatic
2263:,(1938)
2216:cite web
2142:Archived
2113:Archived
2084:Archived
2001:Archived
1975:Archived
1946:Archived
1928:Archived
1905:Archived
1876:Archived
1803:Archived
1767:Archived
1699:See also
1539:Merengue
1444:One-Step
1068:Standard
1045:big band
978:big band
759:staccato
722:Provence
625:Acadiana
617:discofox
594:merengue
536:Standard
48:socially
3905:Balloon
3876:Garters
3602:Jubilee
3272:Wedding
3246:Parties
3116:Related
3096:Vietnam
3069:Ukraine
2979:Kurdish
2949:Ireland
2929:Hungary
2919:Georgia
2904:Denmark
2894:Croatia
2859:Belarus
2849:Austria
2834:Armenia
2824:Albania
2788:Turnout
2673:Lyrical
2653:Hip-hop
2496:Concert
2421:Partner
2390:Outline
2336:of the
2246:. OUP.
2033:9 April
1603:Lambada
1563:Kizomba
1551:Bachata
1547:Cha cha
1452:Peabody
1448:Foxtrot
1380:Cha Cha
1359:Foxtrot
1167:Foxtrot
984:Cha Cha
917:cabaret
828:matador
785:ragtime
771:Foxtrot
765:Foxtrot
703:Bavaria
648:tuxedos
640:bow tie
273:mazurka
173:Mazurka
145:ballare
35:dress).
3884:Casual
3813:Casual
3766:Formal
3727:Ritual
3705:Parade
3565:Picnic
3478:Feasts
3064:Turkey
3044:Serbia
3039:Russia
3034:Romani
3024:Poland
2989:Mexico
2954:Israel
2924:Greece
2909:Europe
2884:Canada
2819:Africa
2810:dances
2768:Pointe
2741:Graham
2721:Ballet
2678:Modern
2601:Ballet
2588:Styles
2573:Street
2568:Sacred
2506:Erotic
2478:Social
2466:square
2451:contra
2446:circle
2278:
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1654:Zydeco
1595:Pagode
1575:Funana
1531:Cumbia
1515:Fusion
1507:Balboa
1471:Hustle
1419:Others
1404:Bolero
1374:Rhythm
1337:Smooth
962:Cachao
954:danzĂłn
929:bolero
895:Brazil
869:Bolero
857:bolero
592:, and
586:hustle
530:Dances
392:pro-am
261:wrote
224:Poitou
220:Minuet
211:which
205:pavane
201:branle
157:Minuet
4002:Media
3932:Float
3844:Dress
3529:Fairs
3483:Fools
3264:Types
2999:Nepal
2974:Korea
2964:Japan
2959:Italy
2934:India
2889:China
2793:Turns
2751:Moves
2693:Swing
2683:Polka
2668:Latin
2623:Belly
2616:waltz
2461:round
2385:Index
2374:Dance
2200:(PDF)
2193:(PDF)
1806:(PDF)
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1770:(PDF)
1759:(PDF)
1684:Other
1591:ForrĂł
1567:Semba
1543:Porro
1535:Mambo
1527:Salsa
1511:Blues
1483:Ceroc
1479:LeRoc
1440:Tango
1432:Polka
1428:Waltz
1412:Mambo
1388:Rumba
1351:Tango
1343:Waltz
1328:time
1305:time
1282:time
1264:Rumba
1259:time
1241:Samba
1236:time
1212:Latin
1208:time
1185:time
1152:waltz
1148:waltz
1123:time
1105:Tango
1074:Waltz
964:, of
942:Mambo
911:Rumba
905:Rumba
883:Samba
876:trova
742:Tango
736:Tango
726:Josef
691:Waltz
681:2009.
675:tango
655:samba
609:mambo
590:salsa
540:Latin
433:, or
269:polka
169:Polka
133:Siena
96:Latin
3805:Suit
3673:Prom
3502:Wine
3497:Beer
3339:Ball
3248:and
3014:Peru
2944:Iran
2899:Cuba
2829:Arab
2773:Pole
2663:Jazz
2596:Acro
2558:Folk
2456:line
2416:Solo
2276:ISBN
2268:ISBN
2248:ISBN
2222:link
2208:2015
2170:ISBN
2061:2007
2035:2014
1986:USDC
1925:USDC
1814:2019
1778:2019
1676:Java
1579:Zouk
1310:Jive
1025:Jive
927:and
728:and
657:and
642:and
561:and
538:and
348:and
329:and
316:jazz
283:and
141:ball
92:WDSF
58:and
50:and
2698:Tap
2578:War
1644:or
1158:or
1096:or
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309:–18
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