BALLROOM / LATIN

Ballroom Dancing consists of Waltz, Tango, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep, Viennese Waltz and slow & quick rhythm dances. All are danced with conventional ballroom hold.

Each dance has it's own character. The Waltz swings and rotates creating beautiful shapes. In Tango the couple creep stealthily across the floor using several short sharp swivels and flicks. Slow Foxtrot, the classic "English" dance, swings and flows creating lines and curves. Quickstep is light exciting and bubbly including hops, skips and turns.

All these dances were made popular by the Big Bands of the 50's and 60's and have survived the test of time to be used at Balls, Parties, Dances, Cruises, Weddings, Holiday camps etc.

Latin Dancing is a newer development. The dancing is fiery, sexy and full of rhythm. Rumba is a slow and sensual, Samba fast and with ever changing rhythms and body actions. Cha Cha Cha is the cheeky dance full of surprise and fast foot actions. Paso Doble is the story of the bullfight, full of drama. Jive is developed from Rock 'n' Roll the "American" dance, very rhythmic, full of fast turns and slick actions.

The "Club Dances" Salsa, Mambo and Merange are also Latin dances from the Caribbean - see Salsa/Club Dance.

For NEW CLASSES see Adult Social Classes

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