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Bolero is a Spanish dance in 3/4 time popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It originated from the seguidilla sometime between 1750 and 1772, [2] and it became very popular in Madrid, La Mancha, Andalusia and Murcia in the 1780s.
Dances with triple time music signature (3/4, 3/8, 9/8, etc.) ... Pages in category "Triple time dances" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The polonaise (/ p ɒ l ə ˈ n ɛ z /, French:; Polish: polonez, Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈlɔnɛs]) is a dance originating in Poland, and one of the five Polish national dances in 3 4 time. [2] The original Polish-language name of the dance is chodzony (pronounced [xɔˈd͡zɔnɨ]), denoting a walking dance. It is one of the finest dances ...
The Corrente is an Italian version in quick 3 4 or 3 8, generally in two parts with a simpler harmonic structure, more uniform note values, more virtuosic character, and freer form than its French counterpart. Sarabande: A slow, stately dance in 3 4 time, infrequently in 3 2. The original Spanish dance (inherited through Mexico) was very lively ...
This is the main list of dances. It is a non-categorized, index list of specific dances. It may also include dances which could either be considered specific dances or a family of related dances. For example, ballet, ballroom dance and folk dance can be single dance styles or families of related dances. See following for categorized lists:
A minuet (/ ˌ m ɪ nj u ˈ ɛ t /; also spelled menuet) is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually written in 3 4 time but always played as if in 6 8 (compound duple metre) to reflect the step pattern of the dance. The English word was adapted from the Italian minuetto and the French menuet.
The hambo is a traditional dance that originated in Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a couple dance in 3 4 time, danced to music played with a strong accent on the first beat and a tempo that varies from moderate to fast (100 to 120 beats per minute). The hambo is a dance with a fixed pattern and tunes almost always have ...
A lively 3 2 time dance rhythm, which remained popular in northern English and lowland Scottish instrumental music until the 19th century. [5] Many examples are still well known and widely played in Northumberland, such as the song "Dance ti thy Daddy", and the variation set "Lads of Alnwick". Often these tunes have off-beat accents, usually in ...