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  2. Quickstep - Wikipedia

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    Quickstep "Quick Step" dance rhythm figure. [1] The quickstep is a light-hearted dance of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events.

  3. International standard waltz - Wikipedia

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    The French dance, "Walt", and the Austrian Ländler are the most similar to the waltz among its predecessors. The "king of dances" acquired different national traits in different countries. Thus there appeared the English waltz, the Hungarian waltz, and the waltz-mazurka. The word "waltz" is derived from the old German word "walzen" meaning "to ...

  4. Cross-step waltz - Wikipedia

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    Around 1930, waltz tempos were slowed to a walking tempo, about 110-120 bpm, allowing the French crossed-step foxtrot to become a form of waltz, called Valse Boston, which was identical to today's cross-step waltz. [9] At the same time, ballroom dancers in England and the United States developed their own slow waltz variations, but commencing ...

  5. 'Dancing With the Stars' brings Latin rhythms to the ballroom ...

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    Ballroom dance: Viennese waltz. Ballroom song: “Gravity” by John Mayer. Ballroom score: Carrie Ann 9, Derek 9, Bruno 9. Latin dance: Salsa. Latin dance song: “I Like It” by Cardi B, Bad ...

  6. Whisk (ballroom dance) - Wikipedia

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    The whisk is a ballroom dance step used in the waltz and American style Viennese ... on YouTube This page was last edited on 21 August 2024, at 08:36 (UTC). Text ...

  7. Ballroom dance - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Mambo (dance) - Wikipedia

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    The original ballroom dance which emerged in Cuba and Mexico was related to the danzón, albeit faster and less rigid. In the United States, it replaced rhumba as the most fashionable Latin dance. Later on, with the advent of salsa and its more sophisticated dance, a new type of mambo dance including breaking steps was popularized in New York ...

  9. Double reverse spin - Wikipedia

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    The double reverse spin is a ballroom dance move used in the waltz and the quickstep. It typically rotates a full turn in one measure of music, although it can rotate anywhere from 3 ⁄ 4 to a full turn. [1]