B al l ro o m D a n c i n g

ti on & H ea lt h G 12 A | Wee k 6
Physical Educa
 Obj
ect ive s

• Discuss the nature of the ballroom dancing

• Differentiate social, competitive and exhibition ballroom

• Demonstrate basic choreography of ballroom dancing

What is
“Ballroom Dance”
-traditional partnered dance done by a couple

-in the embrace of closed position

(ballroom dance position).

-mostly done with body contact,

but can be danced without if the man
has a frame fixed to his body)
-originated in the first century of closed-
couple dancing.
-19th century: ballroom dance meant
dancing in a “ballroom”.
 Forms of Ballroom
Dance

Exhibition ballroom
Social ballroom

Competitive ballroom
 Forms of Ballroom
Dance
Social ballroom

Exhibition ballroom

Competitive ballroom
 - for fun
Social -interacting with the other spontaneously
ballroom -doing steps that are enjoyable for them
-mistakes are accepted as inevitable
-sociable, friendly or kind, and flexibly adaptive
 Forms of Ballroom
Dance

Exhibition ballroom
Social ballroom

Competitive ballroom
Competitive -mainly for judges
-expected to see the precise & correct
ballroom steps and styles
-sticks to the official syllabus of each style
- mistakes of the dancers count as
deductions from their points
 Forms of Ballroom
Dance
Exhibition ballroom

Social ballroom

Competitive ballroom
 -audiences expect to be entertained
Exhibition ballroom -performance attitude varies widely, depending on the
dance form
-has 2 types: professional & amateur
-is after the enthusiastic applause of the entertained
audience
 Standardization
Social ballroom Competitive ballroom Exhibition ballroom

-none -rigorous -sometimes

-purely enjoyment -learn technical details the judges -depends on the audience’s
expect to see preference
 Style
Social ballroom
Competitive ballroom Exhibition ballroom

-develop a personal style -trained to imitate the style -use styles that are mostly
that differs from others of the previous champions unique to the choreographer
 LEADERS'/MEN’S FOOTWORK

• Face your nearest wall.

• Turn to your left slightly so that you are on a diagonal.
• Move anti-clockwise in a big circle around the
room / do a “Line of Dance”
 FOLLOWER’S/LADIES’ FOOTWORK

• The lady exactly mirrors the man’s steps

• Have your back to the closest wall
• Turn slightly so that your Right shoulder
is closer to the centre of the circle.
 Practice this
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