cha-cha-chá, informally called cha-cha, is a dance of Cubanorigin.
[1][2] It is danced to the
music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early
1950s. This rhythm was developed from the danzón-mambo. The name of the dance is
an onomatopoeia derived from the shuffling sound of the dancers' feet when they dance the three
consecutive quick steps that characterize the dance
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Walts history waltsBy the end of 16th century people of
Vienna embraced Waltz and morphed it into dance called Weller, and France used form called
Nizzarda. Modern form of Waltz was born in suburbs of Vienna and mountain regions of
Austria, and was created not for use by folk dancers, but for court.
Custom walts
basic steps walts
In a typical example, the leader begins with the left foot and proceeds as follows.
First half-box: forward-side-together
Second half-box: backwards-side-together
Every step is with full weight transfer. During the second and fifth step the foot is supposed to travel
along two sides of the box, rather than along its diagonal.
Rhythm varies. For example, it is "1-2-3, 4-5-6" in waltz and "Sqq, Sqq" in rumba.
In other dances (and in variations) the box may start from the left or right foot, either back or forward,
or even sidewise. For example, in the quadrado figure of samba de Gafieira the leader steps
(starting with the left foot) "left-together-back, right-together-forward".
Jive history
In latin dancing, the jive is a dance style that originated in the United States from African-
Americans in the early 1930s. It was popularized in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and
uninhibited variatiStep back with your right foot (Rock step)
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Basic steps jive
Left foot in place, weight shifts to it.
Sidestep to the right with your right foot (Chasse to the right)
Move your left foot to your right foot.
Sidestep to the right with your right foot.
Left foot in place, weight shifts to it (Chasse to the left) on of the Jitterbug, a form of
Swing dance
on of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance.
tango history
tango is a popular partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río
de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port
areas of these countries, where natives mixed with slave and European immigrant populations. [2] The
tango is the result of a combination of the German Waltz, Czech Polka, Polish Mazurka, and
Bohemian Schottische with the Spanish-Cuban Habanera, African Candombe, and
Argentinian Milonga
basic steps tango
.Tango 8-Count Basic (sometimes simply called the Tango Basic) is a simple combination
of two slow walks and a "Tango Close". The five steps are counted "Slow, Slow, Quick Quick
Slow", resulting in a total of 8 counts. When social Tango was first introduced, many instructors
used a simple vocal cue to help their students remember the steps: "T - A - N - G - O", or "Walk,
Walk, Tan - Go - Close". The latter cue would help beginners remember when to close the feet,
and thus the term Tango Close came to describe the last three steps.
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Swing history
Swing dance is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazzmusic in the 1920s–
1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". During the swing era, there
were hundreds of styles of swing dancing, but those that have survived beyond that era include
basic steps swing
eat 1 - STEP back with
your LEFT bfoot
Beat 2 - STEP forward with your RIGHT foot (to
Step
where you first started)
Step Beat 3 - STEP to the left with your LEFT foot
Beat 4 - Begin to shift your weight back to your right
foot
Step Beat 5 - STEP to the right with your RIGHT foot
Beat 6 - Begin to shift your weight to the left and back
Steps for the "follow" (traditionally, the woman's part which mirrors the lead's part)
Rock Beat 1 - STEP back with your RIGHT foot
Step Beat 2 - STEP forward with your LEFT foot (to where you first started)
Step Beat 3 - STEP to the right with your RIGHT foot
Beat 4 - Begin to shift your weight back to your left foot
Step Beat 5 - STEP to the left with your LEFT foot
Beat 6 - Begin to shift your weight to the right and back
For "step, step, rock step," the rock step occurs on beats 5 and 6, but the overall progression
remains the same.
The normal steps can be substituted with a triple step or double step "step-tap" or "kick-step" instead
of a single step. This is commonly used during songs when a slower tempo makes the single step
difficult (an example progression would obe "rock step, triple step, triple step").
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