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	Ballroom dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ballroom dance, refers collectively to a set of partner dances, which originated in the Western world and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe.
		The term "ballroom dancing" is derived from the word ball, which in turn originates from the Latin word ballare which means "to dance".
		In times past, ballroom dancing was "social dancing" for the privileged, leaving "folk dancing" for the lower classes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ballroom_dance (1368 words)

	Waltz - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
		The waltz is sometimes assumed to be a descendant of the lavolta.
		In the 19th century the word primarily indicated that the dance was a turning one; one would "waltz" in the polka to indicate rotating rather than going straight forward without turning.
		In contemporary ballroom dance, the fast versions of the waltz are called Viennese waltz.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Waltz (836 words)

	List of ballroom and social dance albums - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most of them are specifically compiled with the aim of ballroom/social dancing, but some authored albums which are commonly considered highly danceable are included here as well.
		Further, a number partner dancing styles such as Salsa and Swing have dedicated albums, and they deserve their own lists.
		Some are separately dedicated to Standard or Latin groups of dances, others are dedicated to a single ballroom dance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_ballroom_and_social_dance_albums (195 words)

	Hua Lin's Dance Links
		Ballroom Dancers Federation - organizing events and fostering the spirit of fellowship and sportsmanship.
		Ballroom and Country Western Dance - Calgary and Alberta dance competitions, dance studios and independent instructors, local dances, venues and history of dance.
		Ballroom dancing in the San Francisco Bay Area - includes places to dance and to purchase supplies, as well as related information.
	web.uvic.ca /ling/lin/ballroomsites.htm (2018 words)

	UAH Dance Club
		At first, there was a great distaste among ballroom dance teachers for the swing, spurring the insulting term jitterbug for the dance.
		In ballroom competitions, the pure Latin technique preferred in the dancing of the ECS has caused many swing dancers in observation to feel that it is not a true representation of swing dancing (ECS is not featured too much in National Swing Competitions).
		TANGO — In the American and International ballroom styles, a dance in 2/4 time, which originated in Argentina and is characterized by catlike walking action and staccato head movements.
	www.uah.edu /danceclub/types.htm (3819 words)

	Ballroom Dance Dictionary and Glossary of Terms: Types of Dances, Dancing Phrases
		In ballroom terminology a Rumba is slow to medium tempo, or danced as a very slow Cha Cha, with subtle body movements.
		The shoeing of the mare, the climbing of a rope, the courtship of the rooster and the hen, etc. It was done for amusement on the farms by the fl population of Cuba.
		Today it generally refers to the ballroom and night club version which is based on two slow and two quick counts or the slow and two quick counts of rhythm dances.
	www.sdarthurmurray.com /pag_cms_id_47_p_dictionary.html (6453 words)

	Swing Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
		At first, there was a great distaste among ballroom dance teachers for the swing, spurring the insulting term "jitterbug" for the dance (a racial slur).
		In ballroom competitions, the pure Latin technique preferred in the dancing of the ECS has caused many swing dancers in observation to feel that it is not a true representation of swing dancing (ECS is not largely featured in National Swing Competitions).
		Jitterbug is originally a derogatory term, or racial slur (generated by ballroom dance teachers resistant to teaching the Lindy Hop as a formal dance) that eventually became the accepted term for a six count variant with a rapid triple step.
	www.charlestonswing.com /Glossary.html (1893 words)

	Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection - About This Collection - (American Memory from the Library ...
		There are waltzes, schottisches, clogs, and other dance tunes reflecting both ballroom fashions and ethnic immigration to America in the middle and later nineteenth century, and there are also popular songs from the mid-nineteenth century on, such as Stephen Foster's "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River").
		A glossary and a guide to related published resources are included to facilitate comparative historical and cultural research.
		A glossary of musical and subject-cataloging terms and a selected list of resources relating to Henry Reed, to old-time fiddling, and to the tunes also enhance the online presentation.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/collections/reed/hrabout.html (3649 words)

	Ballroom Dance Glossary of Terms - L -
		The rotation of the hips around the spine caused by the alternate bending and straightening action of the knees, as seen in most Latin and Rhythm dances.
		The grandfather of all forms of Swing, named after Charles Lindberg, and originating at the Savoy ballroom in the 1930's as a modified form of Charleston done in dance position.
		The 8-count timing is used in almost all forms of swing, but is most commonly referred with this terminology in ballroom Swing and Jive.
	members.fortunecity.com /dancelife/glossary/l.html (426 words)

	Modern Jive :: Chapter :: Glossary
		In international ballroom dancing, the ballroom dances are waltz, quickstep, foxtrot, tango and Viennese waltz.
		In international (ballroom) Latin dancing, the Latin dances are cha-cha, samba, rumba, jive and paso doble.
		A natural turn is a ballroom step performed in closed dance hold where both partners rotate in a clockwise direction.
	www.afterfive.co.uk /guide/latest/html/glossary.html (2267 words)

	DVDFILE.com
		The documentary sensation Mad Hot Ballroom comes at a time when audiences are less likely to dismiss the genre as artsy, distant, and intellectual.
		Ballroom (as it shall henceforth be called) is about a pilot program started in 1994 that requires students to take a ten-week course in ballroom dancing, which encompasses the meringue, the rumba, the tango, and the fox-trot.
		Ballroom chronicles three schools as they train for and compete in the competition.
	www.dvdfile.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5083&Itemid=3 (887 words)

	BrothersJudd.com - Review of Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom
		But in direct contravention of the rules and traditions of ballroom dancing (which have as much to do with the teaching of dance to willing customers as with dance itself), Scott has recently developed a dangerous desire to dance his own "crowd-pleasing steps".
		When Scott's partner leaves him, he's forced to audition new ones, none of whom are very satisfactory, until, improbably, the homely and awkward Fran, who usually has to dance with another girl, demonstrates that she understands what he's aiming at.
		They must respect the conventions of ballroom dance, with its basis in the couple, even as they expand its possibilities and violate the self-serving diktats of the corrupt elders who run the competitions.
	www.brothersjudd.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/reviews.moviedetail/movie_id/45 (964 words)

	General Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
		This is a small collection of ballroom dancing related sites that have information about the history of ballroom dancing, steps, music, and other related material.
		The Ballroom Dance Resource Page- http://www.ballroomdancers.com : A very informative site that contains information about the different dances, glossary of terms, a sampling of music you can buy for practice, classifieds for finding partners, etc. Basically has anything you would want to know about ballroom dancing in.
		Ballroom Dance Music- http://ballroomdancemusic.info/ : A huge resource of dance music (and popular music that can be played for dance) for all dances.
	www.purdueballroom.org /html/links_resources/generallinks.shtml (479 words)

	Dance Glossary Page 1
		This glossary was written for International folk dancers in Australia.
		All directions of movement in this glossary are relative to the current position of the dancer unless otherwise stated.
		This is similar to the ballroom hold but the couples are more side by side than facing each other.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/4160/index.html (2845 words)

	Learning Center: Glossary of Terms: A
		A type of ballroom dancing which evolved from social dancing and is now a fully recognized competitive style of dancing.
		Depending on the type of rotation, an axis can run through the center of the body, through one of its sides, or outside of the body altogether.
		A subset of the American Style of Ballroom Dancing which includes the following 5 competitive dances: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Viennese Waltz.
	www.ballroomdancers.com /Learning_Center/Glossary/a.htm (542 words)

	birminghamballroom.htm
		This dance is sponsored by the Social Dance Class of Samford University and the Birmingham Ballroom Dance Association.
		Ballroom Dance helps people find new social contacts, better health, more fun, increased physical activity, and a more positive mental outlook.
		TANGO - In the American and International Ballroom styles, a dance in 2/4 time, which originated in Argentina and is characterized by catlike walking action and staccato head movements.
	www.renez.com /birminghamballroom (5788 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: In the Director's Chair - Baz Luhrmann
		With James and Jaana Kunitz, two of the country's best ballroom dancers in tow, Luhrmann transformed what should have been the media's private circus - snap the Oscar hopeful and his dancing duo to promote the upcoming DVD release of Strictly Ballroom - into Baz's own Cirque du Soleil.
		Then, after Strictly Ballroom, we went off to India to work on A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was an opera based on, of course, the Shakespearean play.
		Watching Strictly Ballroom now with the Olympics just since passed, why is it that ballroom dancing does have sort of a stigma, but yet we accept the same sort of "quirks" in the world of ice skating?
	www.dvdfile.com /news/special_report/in_the_directors_chair/luhrmann_baz/1.html (1161 words)

	Smithsonian Jazz - Jazz Appreciation Month, JAM, Support Smithsonian Jazz, Jazz Multimedia Database
		(2) A ballroom dance developed in Europe and the United States in the late 1930s which incorporated a simplified version of the comparsa, or street conga dancing, from Cuban carnivals.
		Conjunto — A specific instrumental format of Cuban music developed around 1940, which is derived from earlier ensembles and usually consists of piano, guitar (sometimes), tres, contrabass, bongos, congas, one or more vocalists (who play hand percussion such as maracas and claves), and two to four trumpets.
		Contradanza/Danza: A 19th-century ballroom dance genre derived from the English country dance and the courtly French contredanse.
	www.smithsonianjazz.org /latinjazz/latinjazz_glossary.asp (2026 words)

	Ballroom dance glossary - dance terms and definitions
		Ballroom dance glossary - dance terms and definitions
		In this ballroom dance glossary you will find definitions for dances and dance terms used on this site and in the ballroom and Latin dance communities.
		The lock step is often used in the triple step of the cha cha cha.
	www.thedancestoreonline.com /dancer-dictionary/dictionary-l.htm (309 words)

	Tower Records - Mad Hot Ballroom (WS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-21)
		Agrelo reveals that the New York City public school system runs a ballroom dance program for fifth graders, in which these former preserves of the adult world are given a new lease on life by some enthusiastic little characters.
		The students are united by a zeal for the ballroom dancing lessons, which builds over a 10-week period and culminates in a competition to find the school that has produced the best dancers in the city.
		As the teachers gently cajole their students to learn the intricacies of the various disciplines, Agrelo intersperses classroom footage with the students' musings on life; many of these reveal a remarkable maturity.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=3309359 (421 words)

	Glossary - Content Standards (CA Dept of Education)
		It is traditionally referred to as ballroom dance but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners.
		An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions.
		Contrasts in the use of space, force, and spatial designs as well as some repetition of movements and motifs provide variety.
	www.cde.ca.gov /be/st/ss/daglossary.asp (1365 words)

	Omniseek: /Arts & Humanities /Performing Arts /Dance /Ballroom /Organizations
		A guide to ballroom dancing and dancesport, including free video clips of dance steps, dance lessons, classified ads, glossary of terms and more.
		The Massachusetts Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association, promotingthe enjoyment of ballroom dance.
		The purpose of the Rice Ballroom Dance Society is to provide educational and social opportunities for members of the Rice community to involve themselves in ballroom dancing, to include Latin and Swing dancing.
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{84896} (240 words)

	Understanding Ballroom Music
		Remember that for dancing purposes, all dances are built in multiples of two beats except for the Waltz which is built in multiples of three beats.
		In the Ballroom for Beginners Dance Kit, we will be focusing on three main dances: the Waltz (which is built in multiples of three), the Fox Trot and the Swing (both built in multiples of two).
		In the Ballroom for Beginners Dance Kit, when we refer to the Swing, we are referring to the East Coast styles of Swing.
	www.dancetv.com /tutorial/basics/basic4.html (728 words)

	Dance glossary of ballroom and Latin dances and dance terms
		Dance glossary of ballroom and Latin dances and dance terms
		In this dance glossary you will find definitions for dances and dance terms used on this site and in the ballroom dance community.
		Relates to the more athletic form of ballroom dancing as recognized by the Olympic Committee.
	www.thedancestoreonline.com /dancer-dictionary/dictionary-d.htm (258 words)

	Ballroom and Latin Dancing London, ballroom dance course, Wedding dance lessons UK
		Mr.Wonderful Dancing is committed to offering the best Ballroom and Latin dance music in the best venues in and around London and the Home Counties.
		All our Ballroom and Latin Dances are social and single people are especially welcome.
		We offer the best Ballroom and Latin dance lessons in the London and Hertfordshire areas from beginner level to intermediate and advanced levels.
	www.mrwonderfuldancing.com (836 words)

	yourDictionary.com.Comprehensive and Authoritative Language Portal
		Glossary of Terms in Gas Exploration and Leasing
		Glossary of acronyms and terms from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
		GLOSSARY of Terms in the Fields of Psychiatry and Neurology
	www.yourdictionary.com /diction5a.html (676 words)

	Ballroom Dance Positioning
		If you want to get out on the dance floor and maintain your balance with a strong lead and follow, a review of some basic dance positions will get you off to a good start.
		The Closed Position is the most common position used in ballroom dancing.
		Click here to continue to the next section of Ballroom Basics and Waltz Lesson 3.
	www.dancetv.com /tutorial/basics/position.html (1076 words)

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