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Zamacueca
Entertainment; Dance
Chilean dance where partners move around each other. The dance would slowly evolve as it took on new influences, but the basic steps and foundations of the dance remained almost the same.
Zambra
Entertainment; Dance
It is a flamenco dance performed by the Romani people of Granada which is believed to have evolved from earlier Moorish dances and has some similarities to belly dancing.
Mazurka
Entertainment; Dance
Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure. Several classical composers have written mazurkas. , with the best known being the 69 composed by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano.
Tordion
Entertainment; Dance
It was a lively 16th century court dance that was performed by the French and was an after dance to the Basse dance.
Shimmy
Entertainment; Dance
Jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body. When the right shoulder goes back, the left one comes forward. It may help to hold the arms out slightly bent at the elbow, and when the shoulders are ...
Twist
Entertainment; Dance
Dance featuring many gyrations of the hips. It became the first worldwide dance craze in the early 1960s, enjoying immense popularity among young people and drawing fire from critics who felt it was ...
Schottische
Entertainment; Dance
Old polka-like round dance. In general, the standard schottische is made up of two short runs and a hop followed by four turning hop steps: step step step hop, step step step hop, step hop step hop ...
