DANCE SPORT

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Dance sport is a combination of art and sports.
It was called competitive ballroom dancing in
the past. This goes with partners competing
against other partners dancing on the floor at
one time. Dance sport provides an avenue to
gain discipline of the body and mind of the
dance athletes.
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Posture – enables a
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dancer to stand out on the
floor, which shows
sophistication and
confidence.
Timing – dancing on time
with the music.
 Hold – the correct position of
the body with the partner in
closed position
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 Poise – the stretch of the
woman’s body upward and
outwards and leftwards into the
man’s right arm to achieve the
balance and connection with his
frame, as well as to project
outwards to the audience.
Togetherness – dancing of
two people as one on the
dance floor.
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Musicality and
expression – the basic
characterization of the
dance with the particular
music played and the
choreographic adherence
to musical phrasings and
accents.
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 Presentations – how the
couple presents their
dancing to the audience
as well as the proper
costuming and grooming.
 Power – the energy that
is controlled and not
wild.
 Foot and leg action - the use of lower extremities

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that creates balance, beauty and strength.
 Shape – the combination of turn and sway to
create a look or a position.
 Lead and follow – non-verbal communication of
the man and lady through shape, visual and body
weight.
 Floor craft – the ability to avoid bumping into
other couples and continue dancing without
paused when boxed in.
 Intangibles – how a couple look together in
performing their dances.
Different Dance Sport Styles
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 International Standard
 International Latin
 International Standard
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Waltz – was introduced in England in 1874
but it was in 1922 that it became as
fashionable as Tango. Waltz steps have
already undergone change and
improvements as well and as a result of this,
many more variations become possible.
WALTZ: Time signature – 3/4
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Men’s step Lady’s step

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 Tango – was first danced in Europe before World
War I. it originates from Buenos Aires (Argentina)
where it was first danced in “Barrio de las Ranas” the
ghetto of Buenos Aires.
TANGO: Time signature: 2/4
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Men’s step Lady’s step

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 Foxtrot – was named after an American
performer Harry Fox, which was premiered in
1914. W.C. Handy (Father of Blues) note on his
autobiography that this “The Memphis Blues”
was the inspiration for the foxtrot.
FOXTROT: Time signature – 4/4
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Men’s step Lady’s step

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 Quickstep – was develop during World War I in
New York and became popular in ballrooms. It has
common origin as that of the Foxtrot.
 Viennese Waltz – is a controversial dance with so
many claims about its origin but known to be born in
the modest outskirts of Austria and Bavaria.
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 International Latin
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Cha-cha-cha – is a newcomer in Latin American
dances with origin only in the fifties but it became
popular shortly after Mambo was introduced.
Samba – is the national dance of Brazil, which
originated in Africa. It is danced during carnival
time.
Rumba – originates primarily from Cuba in the
sixteen century, which has its roots African
rhythm brought to America by the slaves.
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Paso-Doble – means double-steps, which
originated from Spain and is inspired by
bullfighting. The Paso-Doble is one of the most
dramatic of all Latin dances.
Jive - was developed from the dance
“jitterbug” from America. After the origination
of the jive dance in the United States, it slowly
spread to the European countries and in the
United Kingdom.
 Basic Dance Sport
Terminologies
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 Name of the figure – identification of a figure in a
dance style.
 Step numbers – number of steps in figure
 Alignment – the position of the feet in relation to
the room
 Amount of turn – this is measured between the
feet
 Footwork – refers to the part of the foot in contact
with the floor.
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 Timing – the synchronization of actions with the
beat of the music.
 Line of Dance – the counter-clockwise direction
around the dance floor.
 Wall – means the direction perpendicular to the
LOD pointing toward the wall of the room.
 Center – means the direction perpendicular to
the LOD pointing towards the center of the
room.
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 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 the
closed position where the tracking of the man
and lady’s feet are slightly offset.
 Promenade position – a V-shape dance position
where both man and lady move forward and in
the same direction, toward the open end of the V.
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 Closed position - the normal hold where
partners stand facing each other in body contact
slightly offset to the left.
 Open position – any dance position where man
and lady stand apart or slightly apart, without
taking a closed position dance hold.
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