DIFFERENT TYPES

OF BALLROOM
DANCES

Physical Education

Submitted by: Cheska Marie Catapang

HUMSS 12 – A
Submitted to: Mr. Phillip Santiago
 People all over the world enjoy the social and competitive nature of
ballroom dancing. Ballroom dances are partner dances enjoyed socially and
competitively worldwide. The following 12 ballroom dances are popular on dance
floors, on stages, in films, and on television.

Cha-Cha

The Cha Cha is a lively, flirtatious

ballroom dance full of passion and energy. The classic "Cuban motion" gives the
Cha Cha its unique style. Partners work together to synchronize each movement in
perfect alignment.
 The Paso Doble is one of the liveliest
ballroom dances, originating in southern France. It is modeled after the sound,
drama, and movement of the Spanish bullfight.

VIENNESE WALTZ

The Viennese Waltz is a quick

rotating ballroom dance with a subtle rise and fall. It is considered by most to be
one of the most difficult dances to learn. The simple and elegant rotational
movement characterizes the Viennese Waltz.

FOXTROT

The Foxtrot is a ballroom dance that is lots

of fun and simple to learn...an excellent dance for beginners. The Foxtrot is a
smooth dance in which dancers make long, flowing movements across the floor.

JIVE
 Jive is a ballroom dance style that
originated in the United States from African-Americans. It is a lively form of
Swing dance and a variation of the Jitterbug.

LINDY HOP

The Lindy Hop is the ballroom dance

considered to be the father of all Swing dances. It is known for its unique, athletic
style, and often contains aerial jumps, twists, and flips.

MAMBO
 The Mambo is one of the most sensual
and emotional Latin American ballroom dances. Swaying hip movements, facial
expressions, arm movements and holds all add to the sensuality of the dance.

The hustle is a catchall name for some

disco dances which were extremely popular in the 1970s. Today it mostly refers to
the unique partner dance done in ballrooms and nightclubs to disco music. It has
some features in common with mambo, salsa and swing dance. Its basic steps are
somewhat similar to the discofox, which emerged at about the same time and is
more familiar in various European countries.
 The Tango is one of the most
fascinating of all ballroom dances. This sensual ballroom dance originated in South
America in the early twentieth century.

WALTZ

The Waltz is one of the smoothest

ballroom dances. It is a progressive dance marked by long, flowing movements,
continuous turns, and "rise and fall." The dance is so graceful and elegant, Waltz
dancers appear to glide around the floor with almost no effort.
PASO DOBLE

The Paso Doble is one of the liveliest

ballroom dances, originating in southern France. It is modeled after the sound,
drama, and movement of the Spanish bullfight.
QUICKSTEP

The Quickstep is a quick version of the

Foxtrot. It is a ballroom dance comprised of extremely quick stepping, syncopated
feet rhythms, and runs of quick steps. The Quickstep is exciting to watch but
among the most difficult of all the ballroom dances.

RUMBA

The Rumba is considered by many to be the

most romantic and sensual of all Latin ballroom dances. It is often referred to as
the "Grandfather of the Latin dances."
SAMBA

Possibly the most popular of all

Brazilian ballroom dances, the Samba is popular with young people as well as
older generations. The Samba can be performed solo or with a partner.

TANGO

VIENNESE WALTZ

The Viennese Waltz is a quick

rotating ballroom dance with a subtle rise and fall. It is considered by most to be
one of the most difficult dances to learn. The simple and elegant rotational
movement characterizes the Viennese Waltz.

BOLERO

Bolero is a genre of slow-tempo Latin

music and its associated dance. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both
significant and which have separate origins.

HUSTLE

SALSA
 Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in the Caribbean The
movements of salsa have origins in Puerto Rican bomba and plena, Cuban Son,
cha-cha-cha, mambo and other dance forms. The dance, along with salsa music,
originated in the mid-1970s in New York. Different regions of Latin America and
the United States have distinct salsa styles of their own, such as Cuban, Puerto
Rican, Cali Colombia, L.A. and New York styles. Salsa dance socials are
commonly held in night clubs, bars, ballrooms, restaurants, and outside, especially
when part of an outdoor festival.