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Courante

Dance; Ballroom

It is for couples, prominent in the late 16th century and fashionable in aristocratic European ballrooms, especially in France and England, for the next 200 years. It reputedly originated as an ...

Cotillion

Dance; Ballroom

It is elaborate ballroom dance with frequent changes of partner. In British usage, cotillion has disappeared, save in French or historical contexts.

Jive

Dance; Ballroom

Fast dance done to jazz or swing music. In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s.

One-step

Dance; Ballroom

Ballroom dance marked by quick walking steps. It is popular in social dancing at the beginning of the 20th century.

Czardas

Dance; Ballroom

It is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, the name derived from csárda (old Hungarian term for tavern). The dancers are both male and female, with the women dressed in traditional wide skirts, ...

Fox-trot

Dance; Ballroom

Slow and complex ballroom dance. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music, and the feeling is one of elegance and sophistication.

Ketjak

Dance; Ballroom

It is a form of Balinese dance and music drama, originated in the 1930s Bali and is performed primarily by men, although a few women's kecak groups exist as of 2006.Traditional Balinese dance ...