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The Carolina shag is a partner dance done primarily to beach music (100–130+ beats per minute in 4/4 time signature). The shag is a recognized dance in modern national and international dance competitions. It became the official state dance of South Carolina in 1984 [1] and the official popular dance of North Carolina in 2005. [2]
Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that have survived beyond that era include Charleston , Balboa , Lindy Hop , and Collegiate Shag .
The compulsory dance (CD), now called the pattern dance, is a part of the figure skating segment of ice dance competitions in which all the competing couples perform the same standardized steps and holds to the music of a specified tempo and genre. One or more compulsory dances were usually skated as the first phase of ice dancing competitions.
Thanks to Siouxsie Sioux, Bob Fosse’s Rich Man’s Frug, Lisa Loring, Lene Lovich, Denis Lavant, and archival footage of goths dancing in clubs in the 80’s.
Step patterns for many of the dances may be found Ice-Dance.com. Level 1: Novice Foxtrot (Foxtrot), Rhythm Blues (Blues) Level 2: Canasta Tango (Tango), Dutch Waltz (Waltz) Level 3: Golden Skaters Waltz (Westminster Waltz), Riverside Rhumba; Level 4: Fiesta Tango (Tango), Swing Dance (Rocker Foxtrot) Level 5: 14 Step, Willow Waltz (Waltz)
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (2009) demonstrating an ice dance hold. The ISU defines a step sequence in ice dance as "a series of prescribed or un-prescribed steps, turns and movements in a Rhythm Dance or a Free Dance". [4] Step sequences have three divisions: types, groups, and styles. [4] There are two types of step sequences: not-touching or ...
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An ice dance step that begins with the feet crossed, the legs crossing above the knee, so the motion is begun by the outside edge of the free foot crossed chasse In ice dance, a series of two edge s across two step s (such as inside and outside). On the second step, the free foot crosses the skating foot and is placed on the ice beside the ...