SOCIAL/BALLROOM

DANCES
1) Increase students understanding of diverse types of social
dance styles and their history,
2) Promote emotional expression and release through dance
movements and music,
3) Refine dance technique and form to create a smooth and
fluid motion.

OBJECTIVES
 Types and Origin of Social
Dances
 Importance of Social Dances AGENDA
  Cha Cha is a dance coming from
Cuba and it has a great rhythm
to it. The dance has many
characteristics, but the primary
one is that you have three
consecutive quick steps as you
dance and move around with
your partner

CHA CHA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhUs_CdGUFI
 Salsa is a social dance that
originates from Cuban folk dances.
The movements are a combination
of danzon, bombva, mambo,
rumba, son and many others.

SALSA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGIWHAwuT5Y
  You can learn Rumba at any dance
studio right now. But what makes it
interesting is that it’s very intense and it
comes with a wide range of musical
styles. Most of the time it has a
combination of Afro-Cuban Rhythms,
American big band music and some
other influences.

RUMBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zBy6x6mD6g
  Foxtrot is a progressive dance.
It’s designed to be very smooth,
it comes with continual flowing
movements. It’s danced to the
big band music, especially
vocals. Foxtrot was created
during the 1910s, and it reached
its peak in the 30s. Originated in
America
FOXTROT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcQW4kVsT-s
  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 with
syncopated rhythm.

SAMBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtT8k1-bV7Q
  Jive was first demonstrated by Cab
Calloway in 1934. It caught on in
the United States in the 1940s and
was influenced by the Boogie, Rock
& Roll, African/American Swing, and
Lindyhop. The name either comes
from jive being a form of glib talk or
from African dance terms.

JIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU6NBfuJv84
  The original form of Waltz was first used
by 13th century peasants in Germany, who
devised rolling folk dance that was quite
different from all court dances that were
popular in that time. Their folk dance
filled with rolls, glides and turns was
received well, and by 1500s it reached
Volta where it was adapted with styles of
other local dances.

WALTZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5lKqLmZ-bQ
 Tango origin began among the
working classes of Buenos
Aires, Argentina and
Montevideo, Uruguay. It was
originally danced exclusively by male
workers, and there were only three
instruments used, including the harp,
flute, and violin.

TANGO
https://youtu.be/qNRp4PSANwg
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL
DANCE
Dancing can be a way to stay fit for people of all ages, shapes
and sizes. It has a wide range of physical and mental benefits
including:

 improved condition of your heart and lungs

 increased muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness
 increased aerobic fitness
 improved muscle tone and strength
 weight management
 stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis
 stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis
 better coordination, agility and flexibility
 improved balance and spatial awareness
 increased physical confidence
 improved mental functioning
 improved general and psychological wellbeing
 greater self-confidence and self-esteem
 better social skills.