LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

DESCRIBE THE NATURE AND BACKGROUND OF THE DANCE.

EXECUTE THE SKILLS INVOLVED IN THE DANCE.

APPRECATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL DANCES AND DANCE MIXER

THROUGH PERSOONAL OR SOCIAL DANCING CHOREOGRAPHY.
BALLROOM
DANCE
 WHAT IS BALLROOM
DANCE?
•A FORM OF SOCIAL DANCE THAT
SERVES AS RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT TO
MANY INDIVIDUALS.
BALLROOM DANCE
•BALL - WITH THE LATIN ROOT BALLARE, "TO
DANCE.“
•CHA-CHA
•IT IS USUALLY PERFORMED IN PAIR: MALE •WALTZ
AND FEMALE. SOMETIMES, IT IS
PERFORMED IN GROUP. •SWING
• AND MUST MOVE FREELY TO FOLLOW THE •TANGO
RHYTHMIC PATTERN OF THE MUSIC.
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WHAT IS DANCESPORT?
Called competitive ballroom dancing in the past,
dancesport is a combination of art and sport.

Dancesport showcases a pair (male and lady)

competing against other pairs while dancing on
the floor at one time.

Dancesport provides an avenue to gain

discipline of the body and mind of the dance
athletes.
CHARACTERISTICS OF DANCESPORT
Posture Timing Line Hold Poise

Musicality and Foot and Leg

Togetherness Presentation Power
Expression action

Lead and
Shape Floorcraft Intangibles
Follow
•POSTURE
•STANDING OUT ON THE
FLOOR, WHICH SHOWS
SOPHISTICATION AND
CONFIDENCE
CHARACTERISTICS
OF DANCESPORT

•LINE
•STRETCHING
OF THE BODY
CHARACTERISTICS
OF DANCESPORT

• HOLD
• CORRECT
POSITION OF THE
BODY WITH THE
PARTNER IN
CLOSED POSITION
• POISE
• STRETCHING OF
THE WOMAN’S BODY
UPWARDS AND
OUTWARDS AND
LEFTWARDS INTO
THE MAN’S RIGHT
ARM
•TOGETHERNESS
•DANCING OF TWO
PEOPLE AS ONE ON THE
DANCE FLOOR
•MUSICALITY AND
EXPRESSION
• BASIC
CHARACTERIZATION OF
THE DANCE WITH THE
PARTICULAR MUSIC
BEING PLAYED
•POWER
•ENERGY THAT IS CONTROLLED AND NOT WILD
Foot and leg action
Use of lower
extremities that
creates balance,
beauty and strength
•SHAPE
•COMBINATION OF TURN AND
SWAY TO CREATE A LOOK OR A
POSITION
LEAD AND FOLLOW
NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATIO
N OF THE MAN
AND LADY
THROUGH SHAPE,
VISUAL, AND
BODY WEIGHT
•FLOORCRAFT
•ABILITY TO
AVOID BUMPING
INTO OTHER
COUPLES AND
CONTINUE
DANCING
WITHOUT PAUSE
WHEN BOXED IN
Intangibles
How a couple
“look” together
in performing
their dances
 WHAT ARE
DIFFERENT
DANCESPOR
TS STYLES?
• THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD AND INTERNATIONAL LATIN
TECHNIQUES WERE CODIFIED BY THE IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHER
OF DANCE (ISTD) TO PRODUCE A UNIFIED SYLLABUS FOR ALL THOSE
INTERESTED IN LEARNING BALLROOM DANCING.
WALTZ
◼ BECAME A DANCE OF CHOICE IN 19TH
CENTURY
◼ IT IS DERIVED FROM THE GERMAN TERM
“WALTZEN”, MEANING “TO ROLL” OR “TO
TURN”.
◼ CHARACTERIZED BY ITS “RISE AND FALL”
ACTION, THE WALTZ INCLUDES A STEP,
SLIDE, AND STEP IN 3/4 TIME.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
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 THE DIFFERENT DANCESPORT STYLES
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

1.Waltz
Time Signature:
3/4 with the 1st
beat accented
Each step: 1
beat
Counting in
beats and bars:
1 2 3, 2 2 3, 3 2
3, 4 2 3, etc.
 • TANGO DANCE IS ONE THE MOST FAMOUS PARTNER DANCES THAT
EMPHASIZES THE VIBRANT AND PLAYFUL STYLE OF MOVEMENT, RICH
TANGO EXPRESSIONS, IMPROVISATION AND REQUIRES CLOSE CONNECTION AND
PASSION BETWEEN DANCERS. TANGO IS A PARTNER DANCE, AND SOCIAL
DANCE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE 1880S ALONG THE RÍO DE LA PLATA, THE
NATURAL BORDER BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=qNRp4PSANwg
2.Tango
Time Signature:
2/4 with both
beats accented
“Slow” count: 1
beat
“Quick” count:
1/2 beat
Counting in
beats and bars:
1 & 2 &, 2 & 2 &,
3 & 2 &, 4 & 2 &,
etc.
FOXTROT o THE FOXTROT IS A SMOOTH, PROGRESSIVE
DANCE CHARACTERIZED BY LONG,
CONTINUOUS FLOWING MOVEMENTS ACROSS
THE DANCE FLOOR. IT IS DANCED TO BIG BAND
(USUALLY VOCAL) MUSIC. THE DANCE IS
SIMILAR IN ITS LOOK TO WALTZ, ALTHOUGH
THE RHYTHM IS IN A 4/4 TIME SIGNATURE
INSTEAD OF 3/4.
o DEVELOPED IN THE 1910S, THE FOXTROT
REACHED ITS HEIGHT OF POPULARITY IN THE
1930S AND REMAINS PRACTICED TODAY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
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3.Foxtrot
Time Signature:
4/4 with the first
and third beats
accented
“Slow” count: 2
beats
“Quick” count:
1 beat
Counting in
beats and bars:
1 2 3 4, 2 2 3 4, 3
2 3 4, 4 2 3 4,
etc.
 QUICKSTEP
• 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.
• its origins are in combination of slow
foxtrot combined with the charleston, a
dance which was one of the precursors to
what today is called swing dancing.
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4.Quickstep
Time Signature:
4/4 with the first
and third beats
accented
“Slow” count: 2
beats
“Quick” count: 1
beat
Counting in beats
and bars: 1 2 3 4,
2 2 3 4, 3 2 3 4, 4 2
3 4, etc.
 VIENNESE WALTZ
The Viennese waltz is a rotary dance where the dancers are constantly
turning either toward the leader's right (natural) or toward the leader's
left (reverse), interspersed with non-rotating change steps to switch
between the direction of rotation.
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5. Viennese Waltz
Time Signature: 6/8 with the first beat accented
Counting in beats and bars: 1 2 3, 2 2 3, 3 2 3, 4 2 3, etc.
 CHA-CHA-CHA
•The Cha-cha-cha (also
called cha-cha), is a
popular Latin dance
originated in Cuba.
•Cha-cha is a lively, fun,
cheeky and
playful dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2W
9GU8AkMU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEvPLa7P9zA
INTERNATIONAL LATIN
1. Cha-cha-cha (or simply Cha-cha)

Time Signature:
4/4 with accented
beat on the first
and fourth of
each bar
Counting in beats
2 3 4 and 1. Count
2 = 1 beat. Count
3 = 1 beat. Count
4 = half beat.
Count 1 = 1 beat.
SAMBA
• BALLROOM DANCE OF BRAZILIAN
ORIGIN, POPULARIZED IN WESTERN
EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES IN
THE EARLY 1940S.
• CHARACTERIZED BY SIMPLE
FORWARD AND BACKWARD STEPS AND
TILTING, ROCKING BODY MOVEMENTS, IT
IS DANCED TO MUSIC IN 4/4 TIME SAMBA
IS A FUN, UPBEAT, LIVELY DANCE THAT
PROGRESSES COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
AROUND THE FLOOR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=jF7jNe-mcXc
2. Samba
Time Signature:
2/4 with musical
accent on the first
beat and
percussive accent
on the
second beat
Contrasting
Rhythms: 1 2, 1
a 2, 1 a 2 a 1 a 2,
1 2 3, SQQ,
SQQQQQQ,
QQS, SSQQS
 ❖RUMBA IS A BALLROOM DANCE OF AFRO-CUBAN FOLK-DANCE ORIGIN
RUMBA THAT BECAME INTERNATIONALLY POPULAR IN THE EARLY 20TH
CENTURY.
❖ITS MOVEMENTS SHOW THE FLIRTATION, THE TEASING, THE LONGING,
AND THE ULTIMATE CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HE
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3.Rumba
Time
Signature: 4/4
with an accent
on the first beat
and fourth beat
of each bar
Counting in
beats 2 3 4 1.
Count 2 = 1
beat. Count 3 =
1 beat. Count 4
1= 2 beats half
beat.
PASO DOBLE
• 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 BULLFIGHT.
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4.Paso Doble
Time
Signature:
2/4 with an
accent on the
first beat of
each bar
Counting 1 2.
Count 1= 1
beat. Count 2
= 1 beat.
 JIVE
• JIVE IS A DANCE, ONE OF THE FIVE
INTERNATIONAL LATIN BALLROOM DANCES.
• IT IS A LIVELY AND UNINHIBITED
VARIATION OF THE EARLIER FORMS OF
SWING DANCE SUCH AS THE JITTERBUG.
• JIVE IS DANCED IN 4/4 TIME, AND IN
COMPETITION AT A SPEED OF 44 BARS PER
MINUTE. IT DIFFERS FROM ROCK 'N ROLL
(DANCE) IN HAVING A SYNCOPATED CHASSÉ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=XpCLL3fLBUg
5.Jive
Time Signature:
4/4 with accent on
the first beat,
second beat, and
fourth beat of each
bar
Counting 1 2 3a4
3a4. Count 1= 1
beat. Count 2= 1
beat. Count 3 = 3/4
beat. Count a= 1/4
beat. Count 4= 1
beat.
• NAME OF THE FIGURE –
IDENTIFICATION OF A FIGURE IN A
DANCE STYLE
• STEP NUMBERS – THE NUMBER OF
STEPS IN A FIGURE
• ALIGNMENT – THE POSITION OF THE BASIC
FEET IN RELATION TO THE ROOM DANCESPORT
• AMOUNT OF TURN –MEASURED TERMINOLOGIES
BETWEEN THE FEET
• FOOTWORK – THE PART OF THE FOOT IN
CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR
• TIMING – THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF
ACTIONS WITH THE BEAT OF THE MUSIC
• Line of dance (LOD) – the
counterclockwise direction around the
dance floor
• Wall – the direction perpendicular to
the LOD pointing towards the wall of
the room (possibly imaginary) BASIC
• Center – the direction perpendicular to DANCESPORT
the LOD pointing towards the center of
the room
TERMINOLOGIES
• Open facing position – a variation of
open position where man and lady
stand apart, facing each other, usually
with a one- or two-hand connection
• Outside partner position – a variation of
closed position where the tracking of the
man and lady’s feet is slightly offset
• Promenade position – a V-shaped dance
position where both man and lady move
forward and in the same direction, toward
the open end of the “V”
• Closed position – the normal hold where
BASIC
partners stand facing each other in body DANCESPORT
contact slightly offset to the left (In the
Latin dances, partners stand a few inches TERMINOLOGIES
apart, either directly in front of each other
or very slightly offset.)
• Open position – any dance position
where man and lady stand apart or slightly
apart, without taking a closed position
dance hold