Partner dances are dances whose basic choreography involves coordinated dancing of two partners, as opposed to individuals dancing alone or individually...
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of ballroom partner dances, leaving out terms of highly evolved or specialized dance forms, such as ballet, tap dancing, and square dancing, which have...
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Dance partnering is dancing performed by a pair of dancers, typically a male and a female, in which the pair strives to achieve a harmony of coordinated...
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Country dance, Contra dance Participation dance Solo dance Partner dance Circle dance Line dance Round dance Square dance Slow dance Hip-hop dance Breakdancing...
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Cuban salsa (redirect from Casino (salsa dance))
onward. Historically, Casino traces its origin as a partner dance from Son Cubano, fused with partner figures and turns adopted from the Cuban Mambo, Cuban...
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dance, a social dance, a group dance such as a line, circle, chain or square dance, or a partner dance, such as in Western ballroom dancing, is undertaken...
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dances of European origin are in recent centuries partner dances (see Ballroom dance) but elsewhere there may instead be circle dances or line dances...
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common to many partner dance styles (Tango, Lindy Hop, Salsa, Ballroom dances). Characteristics of a dip include: weight-sharing dancers' centres go lower...
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follow dance, a dance turn performed without partner contact. "Gancho" means "hook" in Spanish and describes certain "hooking actions" in some dances of Latin...
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Dance Partner, (Japanese: ダンスパートナー, foaled 25 May 1992) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. From the first crop of foals sired by Sunday...
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Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance...
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A taxi dancer is a paid dance partner in a ballroom dance. Taxi dancers work (sometimes for money but not always) on a dance-by-dance basis. When taxi...
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Look up partner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Partner, Partners, The Partner, or, The Partners may refer to: The Partner (Grisham novel), by John...
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Lead and follow (redirect from Leader (dance partner))
In some types of partner dance, lead and follow are designations for the two dancers' roles in a dance pairing. The leader is responsible for guiding...
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juking, freak dancing or freaking (in the Caribbean, wining) is an intimate and romantic close partner dance where two or more dancers rub or bump their...
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Cuban dances, such as mambo, pachanga, and rumba, as well as American dances such as swing and tap. This dance is often performed with a partner. Basic...
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dances which were extremely popular in the 1970s. Late 1970s, Bump, Hustle, Watergate and Spank were popular. It mostly refers to the unique partner dance...
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Johnson continued her professional dancing career on Dancing with the Stars, winning her second season with her partner, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon...
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that describe the techniques of various partner dances. Alex Moore: The Ballroom Technique Ballroom Dancing, an elaboration on the above book (9th Edition...
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Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated...
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pattern is often known as a ‘danced walk’. During this dance, a dancer will mostly put their weight on the same foot. Partners may walk sideways or circle...
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comprehensive guide to over one hundred and fifty of Fred Astaire's solo and partnered dances compiled from his thirty-one Hollywood musical comedy films produced...
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A slow dance is a type of partner dance in which a couple dance slowly, swaying to the music. This is usually done to very slow-beat songs, namely sentimental...
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Tango (redirect from Tango dance)
Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The...
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Brazilian Zouk (category Brazilian dances)
Brazilian Zouk is a partner dance which began in Brazil during the early 1990s. Brazilian Zouk evolved from the partner dance known as the Lambada. Over...
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Pasha Kovalev (category So You Think You Can Dance choreographers)
and ballroom dancer. Kovalev started dancing at the age of eight, and in 2001, moved to the United States with his professional dance partner Anya Garnis...
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Cotton-Eyed Joe (category American folk dances)
"Cotton-Eyed Joe" has inspired both a partner dance and more than one line dance that is often danced at country dance venues in the United States and around...
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Vito Coppola (redirect from Vito Coppola (dancer))
Strictly Come Dancing, the British version of the show, from the twentieth series onwards, winning in 2023 with his celebrity dance partner Ellie Leach...
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International Latin, social Latin dances such as salsa, and others. The frame provides connection between the dance partners, making leading and following...
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Andalusia and Murcia in the 1780s. Bolero was performed as a solo or partner dance with a moderately slow tempo, accompanied by guitar and castanets, and...
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