Ballroom

DANCI
BY: GROUP 5

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First, what is Ballroom
Dance?
 "Ballroom dance" refers to
traditional partnered dance
forms that are done by a
couple, often in the
embrace of closed dance
position ("ballroom dance
BALLROOM position").
Early Origins. The origins of ballroom dance
first appeared in 16th century Europe—
French philosopher, Michel de Montaigne,
wrote of a dance that he observed in 1580 in
Augsburg, Germany, where dancers moved
together so closely that their faces touched.
THE THREE WORLDS OF
BALLROOM DANCE

SOCIAL COKPETITIVE EXXHIBITION

SOCIAL
BALLROOM
-NON COMPETITIVE VERSION OF BALLROOM

DANCING
DANCING
-comprised of all the same dances, like Foxtrot, Tango,
Swing, or Cha-Cha.
-designed to be used in practical settings like wedding
receptions, nightclubs, business functions, or informal
gatherings.
- less formal that exhibition dancing and is meant to be
enjoyed while socializing.
 Competitive
BALLROOM
DANCING
is also known as dancesport, and
competitors in every sport train hard
to win. It's work, and competitions
are usually stressful.
Exhibition
BALLROOM
DANCING
is choreographed Ballroom Dancing,
where movements and lines of a
theatrical nature are used to enhance the
atmosphere of a dance that is performed
before an audience.
 the Types of
balroom dancing
THE MOST USED TYPES OF BALLROOM DANCING
 WALTZ
a formal dance in which two people
holding each other move around a
large room, turning as they go, or a
piece of music with three beats in a
bar written for this style of dancing.
CHA
most frequently taught in dance schools
CHA
around the world. The steps are compact
and based partly on the rumba and
mambo, with plenty of hip and pelvic
movements.
JIVE
The Jive is lively and fast-paced
dance that is typically danced to
up-beat swing or contemporary
music.
Foxtrot
The foxtrot is a smooth,
progressive dance characterized by
long, continuous flowing
movements across the dance floor.
 let us have
a quick presentation
BASIC STEPS IN
BALLROOM
-Triple step
-Rock Step
-Sailor Step
- Anchor Step

DANCING
-Basic of East Coast Swing
-Ball-Change
- Lock Step

-Kick Ball Change

-The Basic Step of the Carolina Shag
-Coaster Step
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D A N C E
E T IQ U E T T E
 Dance in the line of dance.
Ballroom dancers move
around the floor in a counter- Slow dancers should move
to the center of the room.
clockwise direction. You
should be moving in this
So if you are a
direction most of the time.
beginner to ballroom
When things go wong,
dance, just learning
apologize.
If you bump into new moves, don’t clog
someone, or step on up the main lines of
someone’s foot, tell them dance. Stay towards
you’re sorry. Don’t just the center.
 Clean up your mess. Conversation should be off
the dance floor.
So, if you are If you’d like to talk, do it off the
yi n g s o m e dance floor.
c a r r
dr i n k s a n d y o u d o
s p ill s o m e t h in g , Cross the dance floor around
t u p b e f o r e the perimeter.
c le a n i
Don’t cut through and walk
some d a n c e r s l ip s
across the middle of the
and gets hurt. ballroom dance floor holding
drinks. Not good.
 Personal hygiene.
Make sure you don’t have
bad body odor or bad breath.
Very important ballroom
dance etiquette.
Dance at your partner’s
ability.
If you are an experienced
ballroom dance leader
dancing with a beginner
follower, don’t expect her to
do advanced moves. Build
Sneezing and coughing
while dancing.
This does happen.
Always sneeze or cough
into the underside of
your elbow. Do not
sneeze into your hand
and then ask her to take
that hand for dancing.
Don’t chew g u m wh i l e
dancing.
nn o y i n g t o y o u r
This i s a
n d d o e s ' nt l o o k
partn e r. a
el e g a n t.
 COMMON
DANCE
INJURIES AND
TREATMENTS
IN DANCING
 MUSCLE
SPASM
Appearing as a decrease in
the width of the mobility of
surrounding joints, painful
muscle cramps or
contractions typically
caused by muscle tightness,
fatigue or a fluid imbalance
TENDONITIS MUSCLE OR
LIGAMENT TEAR
(STRAIN)
Inflammation of the When a trauma or
tissue connecting bone to
overload causes a loss
muscle; Usually of the
of continuity between
elbow, wrist, knee cap,
muscle fibers.
shoulder or hip, causing
immense pain and
swelling.
 SPRAIN FRACTURE

The partial rift of The partial or total loss of

continuity of a bone that
ligaments that give
is typically the result of a
support and
major trauma or practices
stability to the that weaken bone
joints structure.
THAT WOULD BE
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