101:) -- 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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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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in the early 1950s, as a slower alternative to Mambo—and, in fact, was originally called Triple Mambo. The Cha Cha is a flirtatious dance with many hip rotations and partners synchronising their movements. The dance includes bending and straightening of the knee giving it a touch of Cuban motion.
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area in France in 1559 and is recognized as the oldest of all ballroom dances. It was introduced in
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690:Waltz began as a country folk dance in Austria and
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198:galliarde
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150:Quadrille
95:USA Dance
4001:Category
3906:Confetti
3789:Informal
3739:Clothing
3699:Marching
3598:Ceremony
3462:Carnival
3418:Holidays
3310:Banquets
3263:-related
3095:Zimbabwe
3048:Thailand
2973:Malaysia
2958:Kiribati
2868:Cameroon
2863:Cambodia
2853:Bulgaria
2828:Assyrian
2797:national
2792:Regional
2772:Spotting
2767:Sequence
2745:glossary
2692:Two-step
2637:Flamenco
2622:Breaking
2617:Boogaloo
2595:Ballroom
2540:Twerking
2505:Grinding
2490:Ecstatic
2252:,(1938)
2205:cite web
2131:Archived
2102:Archived
2073:Archived
1990:Archived
1964:Archived
1935:Archived
1917:Archived
1894:Archived
1865:Archived
1792:Archived
1756:Archived
1688:See also
1528:Merengue
1433:One-Step
1057:Standard
1034:big band
967:big band
748:staccato
711:Provence
614:Acadiana
606:discofox
583:merengue
525:Standard
37:socially
3894:Balloon
3865:Garters
3591:Jubilee
3261:Wedding
3235:Parties
3105:Related
3085:Vietnam
3058:Ukraine
2968:Kurdish
2938:Ireland
2918:Hungary
2908:Georgia
2893:Denmark
2883:Croatia
2848:Belarus
2838:Austria
2823:Armenia
2813:Albania
2777:Turnout
2662:Lyrical
2642:Hip-hop
2485:Concert
2410:Partner
2379:Outline
2325:of the
2235:. OUP.
2022:9 April
1592:Lambada
1552:Kizomba
1540:Bachata
1536:Cha cha
1441:Peabody
1437:Foxtrot
1369:Cha Cha
1348:Foxtrot
1156:Foxtrot
973:Cha Cha
906:cabaret
817:matador
774:ragtime
760:Foxtrot
754:Foxtrot
692:Bavaria
637:tuxedos
629:bow tie
262:mazurka
162:Mazurka
134:ballare
24:dress).
3873:Casual
3802:Casual
3755:Formal
3716:Ritual
3694:Parade
3554:Picnic
3467:Feasts
3053:Turkey
3033:Serbia
3028:Russia
3023:Romani
3013:Poland
2978:Mexico
2943:Israel
2913:Greece
2898:Europe
2873:Canada
2808:Africa
2799:dances
2757:Pointe
2730:Graham
2710:Ballet
2667:Modern
2590:Ballet
2577:Styles
2562:Street
2557:Sacred
2495:Erotic
2467:Social
2455:square
2440:contra
2435:circle
2267:
2259:
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1643:Zydeco
1584:Pagode
1564:Funana
1520:Cumbia
1504:Fusion
1496:Balboa
1460:Hustle
1408:Others
1393:Bolero
1363:Rhythm
1326:Smooth
951:Cachao
943:danzĂłn
918:bolero
884:Brazil
858:Bolero
846:bolero
581:, and
575:hustle
519:Dances
381:pro-am
250:wrote
213:Poitou
209:Minuet
200:which
194:pavane
190:branle
146:Minuet
3991:Media
3921:Float
3833:Dress
3518:Fairs
3472:Fools
3253:Types
2988:Nepal
2963:Korea
2953:Japan
2948:Italy
2923:India
2878:China
2782:Turns
2740:Moves
2682:Swing
2672:Polka
2657:Latin
2612:Belly
2605:waltz
2450:round
2374:Index
2363:Dance
2189:(PDF)
2182:(PDF)
1795:(PDF)
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1759:(PDF)
1748:(PDF)
1673:Other
1580:ForrĂł
1556:Semba
1532:Porro
1524:Mambo
1516:Salsa
1500:Blues
1472:Ceroc
1468:LeRoc
1429:Tango
1421:Polka
1417:Waltz
1401:Mambo
1377:Rumba
1340:Tango
1332:Waltz
1317:time
1294:time
1271:time
1253:Rumba
1248:time
1230:Samba
1225:time
1201:Latin
1197:time
1174:time
1141:waltz
1137:waltz
1112:time
1094:Tango
1063:Waltz
953:, of
931:Mambo
900:Rumba
894:Rumba
872:Samba
865:trova
731:Tango
725:Tango
715:Josef
680:Waltz
670:2009.
664:tango
644:samba
598:mambo
579:salsa
529:Latin
422:, or
258:polka
158:Polka
122:Siena
85:Latin
3794:Suit
3662:Prom
3491:Wine
3486:Beer
3328:Ball
3237:and
3003:Peru
2933:Iran
2888:Cuba
2818:Arab
2762:Pole
2652:Jazz
2585:Acro
2547:Folk
2445:line
2405:Solo
2265:ISBN
2257:ISBN
2237:ISBN
2211:link
2197:2015
2159:ISBN
2050:2007
2024:2014
1975:USDC
1914:USDC
1803:2019
1767:2019
1665:Java
1568:Zouk
1299:Jive
1014:Jive
916:and
717:and
646:and
631:and
550:and
527:and
337:and
318:and
305:jazz
272:and
130:ball
81:WDSF
47:and
39:and
2687:Tap
2567:War
1633:or
1147:or
1085:or
467:MIT
298:–18
99:CDS
73:WDC
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