Dance blog, history, steps, terms, studios, syllabus

Dance Blog

Dance blogs about 70's music, choosing a dance studio, social dancing and more.

• 70s Music - Reliving The Music Of The Seventies


• Ask me to Dance - Why won't men ask me to dance? by Tibor Kaldor.


• Bad Dancers? - There aren't any bad dancers!


• How to Choose a Dance School - where should I go for dance lessons?
• How To Choose A Dance Studio - budget, services ...
• Dance Etiquette - many styles of dancing can be accommodated on the floor.
• Dance Floor Courtesy - for dancing on any ballroom floor.
• Getting the Most from Your Dance Lessons - logical and structured approach to learning.
• International versus American Dancing - what is the difference?
• Disco Days - Disco King of Sacramento


• Learning to Line Dance Is Easy - Booty Call, Mustang Sally, Achy Breaky Heart, Alley Cat, Chicken Dance, Charleston, Pensacola Slide ...


• Music Beat - finding the beat in dance music.
• Dance Music - choosing music for a dance evening.


• Social Dancing - Art or Sport? - Social dancing is variously classified by its proponents as a hobby or pastime, leisure recreation or entertainment, an art form, or a sport.
• Square Dance - Fall In Love with Square Dancing
• Striptease Dance - Understanding the relationship between Striptease Dancing and Fitness.


• Tango in Paris - ballroom dancing in Paris.
• Tap Dancing Magic - There’s something about watching the magic that happens when those feet start to tap that literally takes your breath away.


• Unknown Dancer - He’s the fellow who was dragged practically kicking and screaming into class. by Peter Pachecos.

History of Dance

A brief dance history from argentine tango to western dance.

• Argentine Tango - history of Argentine Tango and Milonga.
• Argentine Tango History - Milonga and Argentine Tango history by Mike Higgins


• Ballet - Origons of Ballet
• Breakdance - history of break dance.


• Cha Cha - history of cha cha.
• Clogging - clog dancing or clogging, as it is sometimes known, takes its origins from square dancing. This is not where or how clogging began however.


• Disco - history of disco dancing.


• Flamenco and the Spanish Gypsy - History of Flamenco Dance & Music.
• Foxtrot - history of foxtrot.


• Hip Hop - history of hip hop dancing.
• Hip Hop - history of hip hop, rapping, graffiti and b-boying.
• Hula and Tahitian Dance
• Hustle - New York City is the birth place of The Hustle


• Irish Dancing - Irish Dance Style Stands Alone


• Jazz - history of jazz dancing.


• Mambo - history of mambo.
• Merengue - history of merengue dancing.


• Peabody - history of peabody.
• Polka - history of polka.


• Rumba - history of rumba dancing.


• Salsa - history of salsa dancing.
• Samba - history of samba.
• Swing - history of swing dance and Lindy Hop.


• Tango - history of tango dancing.
• Twist - history of the twist.


• Viennese Waltz - history of Viennese waltz dance.


• Waltz - history of waltz dance.
• Western - history of western dancing.

Dance Steps

Foxtrot, waltz, jive and polka dance steps.

• Foxtrot steps - basic forward, basic backward, rock left turn, forward progressive and promenade.
• Foxtrot steps 2 - progressive, left turn, twinkle, box, right and left walk and quarter turn.
• Jive steps or Swing steps - basic double and triple jive.
• Polka steps - basic forward, back and left turn.
• Waltz steps - left foot change, right foot change, box, forward progressive and promenade.
• Waltz steps 2 - left turn, right turn, whisk.

Dance Terms and Definitions

Dance Terminology

• Dance Terminology - A
• Dance Terms - B
• Dance Terms - C
• Dance Terms - D
• Dance Terms - E
• Dance Terms - F to M
• Dance Definitions  - M to R
• Dance Positions and Terms - S to Z

Dance Studios and Instructors

Dance Studios by country, state and city.

• Canada Dance Studios
• US Dance Studios
• Asian
• African
• European Dance Studios
• UK Dance Studios

Dance Syllabus

Internation Style Dance Syllabus.

Smooth

• Waltz
• Tango
• Foxtrot
• Quickstep
• Viennese Waltz

Latin

• Cha Cha
• Rumba
• Samba
• Paso Doble
• Jive

Dance Tips and Tempo

Dance tips from Instructors.

• Dance Tips - warm up, shoes, technique, footwork.
• Dance Tempo - Dance tempi in measures per minute as recommended by the National Dance Council of America.

Dance Competitions

Dance Competions Listings by country, syllabus, how ballroom competitions are judged.

Dance Links

Dance Sites Websites that have information on dance.

Dance Videos

Instructional Dance Videos and DVDs Buy How to Dance Videos and benefits of buying dance videos

Free Dance Videos

Free Dance Instruction From YouTube, Google and other websites.