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Social dancingStarted with the court dances during the Renaissance

period.

Typical of the characteristics of the period, people werefree in expressing themselves in art, poetry, music and dance

All the courts in Europe were trying to outdo themselves inpresenting the most elaborate ball.

Today the same dances are presented in proms, elaboratecotillions

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Phases of social dancing

The Foxtrot Period-It is generally believed that a Vaudeville star by the name of Harry Fox began what today we call the Foxtrot. In the summerof 1914 Harry and his company of "AmericanBeauties" put on a dancing act in the New York

Theater. As part of his act, he was doing trotting

steps to ragtime music, and people referred tothis dance as "Fox's Trot".

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The Charleston Period- This new dance crazeinfluenced by roaring twenties music wascharacterizes by the legs kicking either to thefront or back.

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The Latin Dance

Latin melodies became the craze in this period. The tango became stylized: cuban rhumba wasrevived: samba from brazil followed and themambo shook up the dancers.

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The Rock Period

After the WWII, the big bands were replacedby small combos of only two or threeinstruments and a vocalist. The instrument

were the drum set, 2 electric guitars and wind instrument. This type of dance gave more freedom to the younger generation to express themselvesmore freely and energetic

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Ballroom dance

is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyedboth socially and competitively around the

world. Because of its performance andentertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also

widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.

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Five Positions

The Closed Position in the smooth ballroomdances is the most basic and common positionused to move around the dance floor.

Positioning Man and lady stand in front of each other inbody contact, slightly offset to the left. The feet

should be positioned slightly offset so that theright foot of either partner can step between theother partner's feet.

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The outside left (or left parallel) position is very similar to the basic closed position.

The lady's feet should be to the left of the mansfeet.Both partners' left shoulders should be directly across from one another.

The mans should place his right hand slightly lower on the womans back.

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In one of the most basic ballroom dance positions, the promenade,both partners face the same direction instead of facing eachother.

Begin in the closed position. Turn toward your clasped hands so a V-shape isachieved.

The man should place his right hand on the lady's back. The lady's left hand should rest on the man's back.Partners should turn their feet slightly in the directionof travel.

Both the man and the lady should look toward theirjoined hands.

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The outside right position (or right parallel) is very similar to the basic closed position. The lady's feet should be to the right of themans feet.

Both partners'right shoulders should be directly across from one another. The man should place his right hand slightly lower on the ladys back.

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