06 September 2011
Considered by many as one of the most formal styles of Ballet, classical Ballet uses certain techniques and features that is unique to this form of dance style alone. People who wants to learn this type of dance usually start at an early age, mainly because younger people are more flexible, hence, are easier to [...]
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06 September 2011
Ballroom dancing conjures up images of beautiful women in flowing gowns and tall dark handsome men in tuxes waltzing their way around the dance floor. Ballroom dance is not just the Waltz. Ballroom dance can be elegant and sophisticated (like the Waltz) but it can also be hot, sultry and sexy (like the Tango or [...]
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06 September 2011
Although nowadays, disco is not that popular anymore, it is still considered by a lot of people as one of the more influential genres of music and dance style in its time. A lot of our genres of music and dancing styles that we have today seem to take some parts or aspects from Disco [...]
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06 September 2011
The Viennese Waltz which was derived from the Austrian Landler is an elegant fast paced, whirling dance where the partners hold each other as if in a romantic embrace. This raised more than a few eyebrows of “polite” society. The rise in popularity of the Viennese Waltz, like the standard Waltz, can at least in [...]
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06 September 2011
Dressing for Ballroom dance is a lot like getting ready for the prom. You have to find the perfect dress (or suit and tux if you’re a guy), perfect shoes, and coordinate your hair and makeup for a complete look. However, getting ready for an evening of Ballroom dance is slightly more complex than dressing [...]
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06 September 2011
A dance choreographer can be easily described as a dance instructor. They don’t normally follow the set of rules that is commonly found in fixed dance routines, like Ballroom dancing, but follows their own experience to come up with unique dance notations that is quite common in dancing competitions where originality is a criteria. Choreography [...]
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06 September 2011
A lot of people, especially those that are very interested in taking up Ballroom dance lessons, are always looking for places wherein they can learn how to dance Mambo. Though most of these people know that Mambo is a form of dance style, not all of them know anything else about the dance style. If [...]
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06 September 2011
For people who don’t know, ‘Swing dance’ is actually a form of dance style that is directly associated with Jazz’s Swing music in the 1920′s to 1940′s. Swing Jazz actually refers to the type of music that uses a blend crotchets and quavers, mostly from West African and African American music and dance. These syncopated [...]
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06 September 2011
Getting dressed for an evening on the Ballroom dance floor is much different than getting ready for a night out at the club. With Ballroom dancing becoming a popular American pastime, the attire is also constantly growing and changing. We’ve seen several styles of Ballroom dancing dresses on television, thanks to the media’s recent interest [...]
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06 September 2011
Weddings are a special time for everyone. It’s a time of new beginnings for the happy couple and friends and families become witnesses to the exceptional event. With so many details that go into planning a wedding, often choosing a dance for the reception isn’t a priority; rather, a lot of time goes into choosing [...]
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06 September 2011
Almost all traditional dances today have taken its root in the African American dance back in the early 17th and 18th century. If you look at it closely, we can safely say that most of the techniques and dance maneuvers of known styles have its root in the vernacular dance routines practiced by Africans during [...]
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06 September 2011
Ballroom dancing has been around for decades upon decades producing thousands of dancers, and judges. These are all people dedicated to their craft. Some are big names that everyone knows but most, the average person would never recognize. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are probably two of the most recognizable names when it comes to [...]
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