Swing Dance is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s. Historically, the term "Swing" referred to the style of jazz music, which inspired the evolution of the dance. The term "swing dancing" is often extended to include other dances that do not have certain characteristics of traditional swing dances: West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, East Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, Jive, Rock and Roll, Modern Jive, and other dances developed during the 1940s and later. A strong tradition of social and competitive Boogie Woogie and Rock 'n' Roll in Europe add these dances to their local swing dance cultures.
Tango is a Ballroom Dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance.
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The Viennese Waltz is a genre of Ballroom Dance. It is actually the original form of the Waltz. It's the oldest of all Ballroom dances, emerging in the second half of the 18th century influenced by German and Austrian dance styles.
The Foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music. The dance is similar in its look to Waltz, although the rhythm is in a 4/4 time signature instead of 3/4. Developed in the 1910s, the Foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s and remains practiced today.
The Folk Dance are dances that are developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. The terms "ethnic" and "traditional" are used when it is required to emphasize the cultural roots of the dance. If some dances, such as polka, cross ethnic boundaries and even cross the boundary between "folk" and "ballroom dance", ethnic differences are often considerable enough to mention, e.g., Czech polka vs. German polka.
Exhibition Dancing is one of the three divisions of Ballroom Dance, along with Social Dancing and competitive dancing (DanceSport). Exhibition dancing is choreographed Ballroom Dancing, where movements and lines of a theatrical nature are used to enhance the atmosphere of a dance that is performed before an audience.
Entrechat is a classical ballet term meaning “interweaving” or “braiding.”
