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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KPZ" data-source="post: 13504690" data-attributes="member: 351617">A Quick Guide to Dance<a href="http://c0953132.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/magazine-a-quick-guide-to-dance.mp3" target="_blank">Listen</a>  5.78mb <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sorry.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sorry:" title="Sorry    :sorry:" data-shortname=":sorry:" />Read Ballet Ballet is a specific academic dance form and technique which is  taught in ballet schools according to specific methods. There are many  ballet schools around the world that specialize in various styles of  ballet and different techniques offered. Works of dance choreographed  using this technique are called ballets, and usually include dance,  mime, acting, and music (usually orchestral but occasionally vocal).  Ballet is best known for its unique features and techniques, such as  pointe work, turn-out of the legs, and high extensions; its graceful,  flowing, precise movements; and its ethereal qualities. These carefully  organized movements tell a story or express an idea.Ballroom dancing Ballroom dance, refers collectively to a set of partner dances, which  originated in the Western world and are now enjoyed both socially and  competitively around the globe. Its performance and entertainment  aspects are also widely enjoyed on stage, in film, and on television.While historically ballroom dance may refer to any form of formal  social dancing as recreation, with the eminence of dancesport in modern  times the term has became much narrower in scope, usually referring  specifically to the International Standard and International Latin style  dances (see dance groupings below). In the United States, two  additional variations-"American Smooth" and "American Rhythm"-have also  been popularized and are commonly recognized as styles of "ballroom  dance".Break dancing Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style  that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among African American and  Latin American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the  early 1970s. It is normally danced to funk or hip hop music, often  remixed to prolong the breaks, and is arguably the best known of all hip  hop dance styles. Breakdancing is generally unstructured and highly improvisational,  allowing the incorporation of many different elements. A basic routine  might include toprock, a transition into downrock, a display of power  moves, and finally a climactic freeze or suicide.Capoeira Capoeira is an African-Brazilian fight-dance, game, and martial art  created by enslaved Africans during the 16th Century. Participants form a  roda (circle) and take turns playing instruments, singing, and sparring  in pairs in the centre of the circle. The game is marked by fluid  acrobatic play, feints, subterfuge, and extensive use of groundwork, as  well as sweeps, kicks, and headbutts. Technique and strategy are the key  elements to playing a good game. Capoeira has three main styles, known  as "regional", "Angola", and the less-well defined "contemporanea".Flamenco El baile flamenco is a highly-expressive solo dance, known for its  emotional sweeping of the arms and rhythmic stomping of the feet. While  flamenco dancers (bailaors and bailaoras) invest a considerable amount  of study and practice into their art form, the dances are not  choreographed, but are improvised along the palo or rhythm. In addition  to the percussion provided by the heels of the dancers striking the  floor, castanets are sometimes held in the hands and clicked together  rapidly to the rhythm of the music. Sometimes, folding fans are used for  visual effect.Foxtrot The Foxtrot (also: "Fox trot", "foxtrot", "fox trot") is a ballroom  dance which takes its name from its inventor, the vaudeville actor Harry  Fox. According to legend, Fox was unable to find female dancers capable  of performing the more difficult two-step. As a result, he added  stagger steps (two trots), creating the basic Foxtrot rhythm of  slow-slow-quick-quick. The dance was premiered in 1914, quickly catching  the eye of the talented husband and wife duo, Vernon and Irene Castle,  who lent the dance its signature grace and style. It was later  standardized by Arthur Murray, in whose version it began to imitate the  positions of American Tango.Indian Dancing Indian classical dance is a misnomer, and actually refers to Natya,  the sacred Hindu musical theatre styles. Its theory can be traced back  to the Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni (400 BC). Dances performed inside the sanctum of the temple according to the  rituals were called Agama Nartanam. This was a spiritual dance form.  Dances performed in royal courts to the accompaniment of classical  music were called Carnatakam. This was an intellectual art form. Darbari Aatam form of dance appealed more to the commoners and it  educated them about their religion, culture and social life. These  dances were performed outside the temple precincts in the courtyards. The Sangeet Natak Akademi currently confers classical status on eight  "dance" forms: Bharatanatyam; Kathak; Kathakali; Kuchipudi; Manipuri,  Mohiniaattam; Odissi and SattriyaLine dancing A line dance is a formation dance in which a group of people dance in  one or more lines, executing the same movements. Certain line dances  may be considered variations of circle dances, where people are joined  by hands in chain, e.g., the Dabke dance of the Middle East. In fact,  most circle dances may be danced in a line formation, rather than in a  circle; this is most common when only a small number of dancers are  available.Salsa Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in  Cuba and the Caribbean, Latin America and North America. Salsa is danced  to Salsa music. There is a strong African influence in the music and  the dance. Salsa is usually a partner dance, although there are recognized solo  steps and some forms are danced in groups of couples, with frequent  exchanges of partner. Improvisation and social dancing are important  elements of Salsa but it appears as a performance dance too.Samba Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin in 2/4 time  danced under the Samba music. However, there are three steps to every  bar, making the Samba feel like a 3/4 timed dance. Its origins include  the Maxixe. There are two major streams of Samba dance that differ  significantly: the Brazilian Samba music has been danced in Brazil since  its inception in the late 19th century. There is actually a set of  dances, rather than a single dance, that define the Samba dancing scene  in the country; thus, no one dance can be claimed with certainty as the  "original" Samba style.Square dancing Square dance is a folk dance where four couples are in a square  beginning with Couple 1 (the couple facing away from the music) and  going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are  known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are known as the side  couples. Each dance begins and ends each sequence in a square formation,  with one couple on each side of a square. This is called being in your  "sets-in-order". The dance was first described in 17th century England  but was also quite common in France and throughout Europe and bears a  marked similarity to Scottish Country Dancing. It has become associated  with the United States of America due to its historic development in  that country. Nineteen U.S. states have designated it as their official  state dance.Tango Tango is a social dance originating in Buenos Aires Argentina. The  musical styles that evolved together with the dance are also known as  "tango". Early tango was known as tango criollo, or simply tango. Today, there  are many tango dance styles, including Argentine Tango, Uruguayan  Tango, Ballroom tango (American and International styles), Finnish  tango, Chinese tango, and vintage tangos. The Argentine tango is often  regarded as the "authentic" tango since it is closest to that originally  danced in Argentina and Uruguay, though other types of tango have  developed into mature dances in their own right. Music and dance elements of tango are popular in activities related  to dancing, such as figure skating, synchronized swimming, etc., because  of its dramatic feeling and its cultural associations with romance and  love.Tap dancing Tap dance was born in the United States during the nineteenth  century, and today is popular all around the world. The name comes from  the tapping sound made when the small metal plates on the dancer's shoes  touch a hard floor. This lively, rhythmic tapping makes the performer  not just a dancer, but also a percussive musician (and thus, for  example, the American composer Morton Gould was able to compose a  "concerto for tap dancer and orchestra"). The Encyclopedia Britannica  definition for tap dance is: A style of American theatrical dance using  precise rhythmical patterns of foot movement and audible foot tapping.Waltz A waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in 3/4 time, done primarily in closed position. The waltz first became fashionable in Vienna around the 1780s,  spreading to many other countries in the years to follow. The waltz, and  especially its closed position, became the example for the creation of  many other ballroom dances. Subsequently, new types of waltz have  developed, including many folk and several ballroom dances. In the 19th century the word primarily indicated that the dance was a  turning one; one would "waltz" in the polka to indicate rotating rather  than going straight forward without turning.</blockquote>

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