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"Maybellene" is a rock and roll song by American artist Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Released in 1955, Berry’s song tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance, the lyrics describing a man driving a V8 Ford and chasing his unfaithful girlfriend in her Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
The New Vogue dance style is an Australian form of sequence dancing that originated in the 1930s. Since then it has become an important part in the Australian and New Zealand ballroom scene, holding as much importance in social and competition dancing as Latin or International Standard dances.
Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot) Week 2: One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep) Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango) Week 4: One unlearned dance (paso doble or waltz) Week 5: One unlearned dance (rumba or samba) Week 6: One unlearned dance & group swing dance; Week 7: Two unlearned dances; Week 8: Two unlearned dances
Week 1 (Night 1): One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot) Week 1 (Night 2): One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep) Week 2: One unlearned dance (paso doble or rumba) Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or Viennese waltz) Week 4: One unlearned dance (samba or tango) Week 5: One unlearned dance (hustle, jitterbug, salsa, or West Coast Swing)
Season eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 2009, on the ABC network.. The show generally followed the format of previous seasons, with thirteen couples, although there were some changes, including two new dances, the Argentine tango and Lindy Hop, and an occasional dance-off between the bottom two couples, in order to determine who would be eliminated.
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. [2] [3]
After World War I, Americans brought their foxtrot and blues dance steps to Paris, where Parisian dance teachers observed and described the variations. The first descriptions appeared in Parisian dance and music magazines (such as La Baionnette [ 5 ] and Musica-Album [ 6 ] ) in 1919, then in dance manuals beginning in 1920 (for example, Toutes ...
This dance gradually evolved into a very dynamic one with much movement on the dance floor, with many advanced patterns including hops, runs, quick steps with much momentum, and rotation. The tempo of quickstep dance is rather brisk, as it was developed to ragtime era jazz music, which is fast-paced when compared to other dance music.