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Cross-steps in general appeared between 1910 and the 1920s in the American one-step (the Snake Dip), Argentine tango (Cruzada, Ocho) and especially in the foxtrot (the Cross Step). The March 1920 issue of Dancing Times Magazine in London reported that in the foxtrot, "The crossing of the feet is popular and effective." [2] The early foxtrots ...
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]
The impetus is a ballroom dance step used in the waltz, foxtrot or quickstep.The open impetus is one of several ways to get into promenade position and is used to turn dancers around corners or change their direction on the dance floor.
Modern sequence dancing has a repeat of the steps at every sixteenth bar, typically going on for five or six sequences in all. Specially performed sequence dance music in strict tempo is usually needed, although some 'ordinary' music may suffice provided it is played in 16 bar sections or sequences throughout.
Unlike the modern foxtrot, the leader often closes his feet, and syncopated steps are regular occurrences (as was the case in early foxtrot). Three characteristic dance figures of the quickstep are the chassés , where the feet are brought together, the quarter turns , and the lock step .
Modern social round dance, or round dancing, is a choreographed and cued ballroom dance that progresses in a circular counter-clockwise pattern around the dance floor. The two major categories of ballroom dances found in round dancing are the smooth and international ballroom styles (such as foxtrot and waltz ) and the Latin dances (such as cha ...
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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.