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A popular member of New York ragtime dancing circles, he especially enjoyed dancing the fast foxtrot, which was gaining popularity in 1915. Because of his huge girth, however, Officer Peabody was unable to hold his partner directly in front of him, so he held her on his right side in a manner known as the English or the right-outside position.
Natural turn" and "reverse turn" are names of syllabus figures in waltz, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, quickstep. In addition, the words "natural" and "reverse" are used in some other figures that amount to turning to the right or left, respectively, e.g. natural twist turn in tango and foxtrot.
Contra body movement (CBM, sometimes called contrary body movement [1]) is used in ballroom dances, such as waltz, foxtrot, tango, and quickstep. It comprises turning the body (hips and shoulders) against the movement of the legs: either moving forward with the right foot and the left hip and shoulder, or vice versa.
It is used in a number of American Style ballroom dances: rumba, [1] waltz, [2] bronze-level foxtrot. While it can be performed individually, it is usually done with a partner. This is the most common dance step in the waltz. In international standard dance competition, there is a similar step called closed change. [3]
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1 Foxtrot/ "I Hear a Symphony" 7 7 7 Safe 2 Mambo/ "Mambo" 8 8 8 Safe 3 Tango/ "Please Mister Brown" 9 8 9 Safe 4 Viennese Waltz/ "Can't Help Falling in Love" 9 9 8 Safe 5 Samba/ "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" 7 7 7 Safe 6 Paso Doble/ "Gallito" 8 8 7 Safe 7 Quickstep/ "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" Cha cha cha/ "Venus" 10 8 9 8 9 8 Safe 8
The World DanceSport Federation is, to some extent, a rival body which issues rules for amateur competitions. [1] The list is supplemented by nine American style dances—four Smooth and five Rhythm—which are defined by United States dance organizations, such as USA Dance, (formerly USABDA, the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association).
America's Ballroom Challenge is a competitive ballroom dance television series that aired on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States between 2006 and 2009. It is part of the annual Ohio Star Ball, [ 1 ] a festival of DanceSport in Columbus, Ohio .