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Ballroom dance; Ballu tundu ; Bamboula; Bandari dance; Bar; Barachum; Bardo Chham (Folk dance of Arunachal, North-east India) Baris; Barn dance; Baroque dance; Barynya (Russian, folk) Basse danse (also Basse-dance, Bassadanse,Bassadanze. French and Italian Renaissance dances) Basque dance; Baton Twirling; Batuque
Vernon and Irene Castle, early ballroom dance pioneers, c. 1910 –18. Modern ballroom dance has its roots early in the 20th century, when several different things happened more or less at the same time. The first was a movement away from the sequence dances towards dances where the couples moved independently.
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 WDC incorporates various groupings and former titles, such as the World Dance and DanceSport Council (former title). The WDC is the ...
In the modern ballroom dance, two versions of Viennese waltz are recognized: International Style and American Style. Today the Viennese waltz is a ballroom and partner dance that is part of the International Standard division of contemporary ballroom dance. The Waltz Series is a New York membership society devoted to preserving the pre-World ...
Ritva Arvelo (1921–2013), actress, screenwriter, pioneer in modern dance; Sorella Englund (born 1945), soloist, character dancer, teacher, Royal Danish Ballet; Alina Frasa (1834–1899), Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer; Maggie Gripenberg (1881–1976), pioneer of modern dance in Finland; Hanna Haarala (active since 2000s), Latin ...
The ballroom was red hot on Tuesday night’s semifinals of Dancing With the Stars as the five remaining couples delivered two standout performances: a ballroom routine and a technical Latin dance ...
Modern sequence dancing has a repeat of the steps at every sixteenth bar, typically going on for five or six sequences in all. Specially performed sequence dance music in strict tempo is usually needed, although some 'ordinary' music may suffice provided it is played in 16 bar sections or sequences throughout.
Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which includes dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.