Dance Sport: Christhel Joy N. Ferrer

Dance Sport

Christhel Joy N. Ferrer

DANCE SPORT
 Dancesport denotes competitive ballroom
dancing,as contrasted to social or exhibition
dancing. In the case of wheelchair dancesport at
least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
 Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated
by dancesport organizations at the national and
international level, such as the World Dancesport
Federation.
 The name was invented to help competitive
ballroom dancing gain Olympic recognition. The
physical demand of dancesport has been the
subject of scientific research.
Standard Dances
 1. Slow Waltz
 2. Vienesse Waltz
 3. Slow Foxtrot
 4. Quickstep
 5. Tango
Slow Waltz
 Slow waltz is the term applied to waltz in countries
where Viennese Waltz is the prevalent form of
waltz. Some confusion occurs when dancers come
from these countries to places like the United
States where it is simply known as "waltz".
 "Slow Waltz" was also the name of a dance in
the International Standard dance category
of ballroom dances. Now it is officially called simply
"Waltz", but "Slow Waltz" is still in the informal use,
to distinguish from other types of waltzes. It is
sometimes called the "English Waltz".
 Time signature: 3/4
 Timing: 1–2–3
Viennese Waltz
 Viennese Waltz (German: Wiener
Walzer) is the genre of a ballroom
dance. At least three different
meanings are recognized. In the
historically first sense, the name may
refer to several versions of the waltz,
including the earliest waltzes done in
ballroom dancing, danced to the
music of Viennese Waltz.
 Timing: 1–2–3
Slow Foxtrot
 The Foxtrot was introduced into the mainstream in 1913 by a
man named Harry Fox. It ultimately became the most popular
and lasting dance of the twentieth century, but not before going
through many stylistic changes.
Compared with today's standards, the original Foxtrot was

moderately fast, simple and unrefined, not unlike the music of
the time. The popularity of the dance stemmed from its overall
versatility and rhythmic variation (Foxtrot is noted for being the
first dance to introduce the "Slow" count, before which time the
popular dances such as the Waltz and the One-Step had only a
single-count rhythm). But it wasn't until the early 30's that
Foxtrot began to take on a smoother and more flowing quality in
contrast to the new and exciting Latin dances hitting the scene.
 Timing: 1–2–3-4
Quick Step
 The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the
standard ballroom dances. The movement of the
dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled
with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that
quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both
formal and informal events. Quickstep was
developed in the twenties in New York and was
first danced by Caribbean and African dancers. Its
origins are in combination of
slow foxtrot combined with the Charleston, a
dance which was one of the precursors to what
today is called swing dancing.
 Timing: 1–and-2
Tango
 Tango is a partner dance that originated in
the 1880s along the River Plata, the natural
border between Argentina and Uruguay, and
soon spread to the rest of the world.
 Early tango was known as tango
criollo (Creole tango). Today, there are many
forms of tango extant. Popularly and among
tango dancing circles, the authentic tango is
considered to be the one closest to the form
originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay.
Latin Dances
 Samba
 Rumba
 Paso Doble
 Jive
 Cha-Cha
Samba
 Samba was introduced to the US in the late
1920’s via the Broadway play, Street Carnival
and more widely exposed through films. Fred
Astaire and Dolores del Rio danced to a
Brazilian beat in “Flying down to Rio” and
Carmen Miranda shook her hips in films such
as “That Night in Rio”. In the 1960’s Brazilian
music became widely popular with the release
of Stan Getz “Jazz Samba” and “The Girl from
Ipanema”. These bossa-nova standards
combined samba rhythms with “cool” jazz.
Rumba
 Ballroom rumba is a sensual dance to romantic
music. It evolved from “Son” and “Danzon” which
comes from Cuba. “Son” is a modified version of
Cuban rumba along with other African influences.
Cuban rumba is a folkloric dance performed to a
fiery orchestra of drums and came to Cuba in the
16th century with the black slaves from Africa. This
folk dance is a sex pantomime danced fast with
exaggerated hip movements and with a sensually
aggressive attitude on the part of the man who
plays the part of the rooster and a defensive attitude
on the part of the woman as the coquettish hen.
 Timing: 1–2-3-4
Paso Doble
 Paso Doble is a lively style
of dance to the duple meter march-
like pasodoble music. It is modelled
after the sound, drama, and
movement of the Spanish and
Portuguese bullfight.
 Timing: 1–2
Jive
 In ballroom dancing, the jive is
a dance style that originated in the
United States from African-Americans
in the early 1930s. It was popularized
in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively
and uninhibited variation of the
Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance.
 Timing: 1–2-3-4
Cha-Cha
 Cha Cha originated in Cuba and
evolved from a slow version of
Mambo called “Triple Mambo” or
Mambo with guiro rhythm. This
musical rhythm inspired dancers to
dance a hip syncopation to the
forward and back breaks of a mambo
which late evolved to a triple step.
 Timing: 1–2-3-4

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