DEFINING DANCE – AMERICAN RHYTHM Rhythm dances include Cha-cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Bolero and Mambo. Often considered to be more ‘street-based’ than the International Latin, American Rhythm is danced to slightly different rhythms with an...
International Standard dances include Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep. This is a classic style of dancing where couples remain in ‘closed hold’ (man’s raised left hand holds woman’s right hand; man’s right hand on woman’s left shoulder blade,...
Ballroom dance competitions are run in two main styles of dancing: International and American. International dances are taught and danced around the world. American Style is unique to the United States although it is danced in many other countries and is gaining in...
