John Wells was the brother of Elsa Wells, founder of The International Championship held annually at the Royal Albert Hall in England. He was a renowned Ballroom Dancer who was a 6-time World Standard Champion and a 5-time Blackpool Champion.
The Jive originated in the United States in the 1930s and refers to a style of ballroom dancing included in DanceSport categories of competition. African Americans began performing a series of steps to Swing and Rock & Roll music and therefore created what we know today as the Jive.
Paragon Ballroom- Ballroom Dance Studios in the United States. Specialize in social ballroom and competitive dancesport for children and adults.
The dances that make up the list of DanceSport dances are performed competitively at amateur and professional levels throughout the world. Ten international style ballroom dances—five Standard and five Latin —are defined by the World Dance Council (WDC), which has world-wide membership of all countries taking part in ballroom competitions.
The Paso Doble (meaning "double-step" in Spanish) refers to a style of ballroom dancing included in DanceSport categories of competition that began in the 16th century in the country of France. This dance became popular in Spain because it became based on the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish and Portuguese bullfights.
The Pavane (pavan, paven, pavin, pavian, pavine, or pavyn) is a slow, majestic, processional dance that originated in Italy around 1508, common in Europe aristocracies during the 16th and 17th centuries (Renaissance).
The Peabody, which took its name in America, was known as the Quickstep in England. It is a Ballroom Dance that evolved from the fast Foxtrot of the ragtime era of the 1910s and 1920s.
The Polka is a Central European dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic.
The term International Style refers to a particular style of Ballroom Dances developed in the Europe that contrasts with the American Style. In a narrower sense, it denotes the group of 10 Dances danced in International Style DanceSport competitions. The group consists of two programs: International Style Standard and International Style Latin.
The Polonaise is a dance of Polish origin danced in 3/4 time. Its name is French for "Polish."
