2.  The International Style is primarily a competitive style of ballroom dancing. It shares many of the same dances with the American Style, but the International Style dances are more formalistic and difficult, with strict technique guidelines.  American Style ballroom dancing is easier for students to learn, not as strict and more conducive to social dancing.

3.  Smooth:  These dances move around the dance floor in a counter-clockwise fashion, also known as LINE OF DANCE  These ballroom dances are elegant, beautiful, and dramatic, each with its characteristic style.  Latin (or Rhythm):  Feature sensual and romantic Latin dances as well as the American East Coast Swing.  The Latin dances are “spot” dances, meaning the couples generally dance in the same spot on the dance floor as opposed to traveling around the dance floor in a counterclockwise circle

4. Smooth Dances Waltz Foxtrot Viennese Waltz Tango Quickstep Latin (or Rhythm Dances) Cha Rumba Swing Bolero Samba Salsa- Club/Social Merengue-Club Social

5.  Style:American Smooth (Ballroom)  Music:Slow ballads or instrumental music in 3/4 time.  Meter:3/4  Tempo:84 - 96 beats per minute  Basic Rhythm:123 123 (strong accent on 1) Quick quick quick

6.  Characteristic Styling:  Smooth progressive dance characterized by long, flowing movements, continuous turns, and rise & fall and sway on the side steps, heel leads  Graceful and elegant  The feet remain in contact with the floor at all times, creating a smooth, gliding look.  Waltz is a progressive dance down the line of dance (counter-clockwise)  Waltz frame is the typical Smooth frame essential for balance and control.  The American style is punctuated with lavish open movements, underarm turns, and solo spins. The slow, expressive quality of the music often invites very powerful and dynamic movement from dancers.

7.  Basic Box  Rotating Box  Underarm Turn  Fifth Position Breaks  Progressive  Hesitation

8.  The name ‘Waltz’ comes from an old German word walzen, meaning to roll, turn, or glide.  It evolved from a German and Austrian peasant dance of the 17 th and 18 th century called the Laendler and the Allemande in ¾ time replacing the heavy hopping and jumping movements with more polished and graceful gliding.  Waltz was the first dance in which the man and lady danced with body contact, and was considered quite scandalous in its day.  It was immensely popular all across Europe, first with the lower classes and then with the aristocracy.  The fast Viennese waltz vs the slower “Boston”

9.  Style: American Rhythm  Music: Medium-tempo Latin music,  Meter:4/4 (4 beats per measure)  Tempo:112 - 120 beats per minute  Basic Rhythm: 2, 3, 4&1, 2, 3, 4&1 Slow, slow, slow, quick quick Consists of triple chasse steps (cha cha cha) and rock steps  Characteristic Styling: Toe leads, Cuban motion, Staccato in nature, fun and flirty, very rhythmic and dynamic, hip movements, flashy and sensual character.

10.  Side Basic  Progressive Basic (travels front & back)  Crossover  Pivot Turn  Underarm turn (follower does a pivot under the leader’s arm)  Locks (could be done on the same foot or alternating)

11.  Music of the Cha Cha came from Cuba. It evolved from mambo, which was very fast and difficult to dance to. Cha Cha is a slowed down version of mambo, a “polite mambo,” or a “triple mambo”  The Cha Cha dance is a North American innovation born from Latin migration to North America (particularly New York) and an inter-mixing of musical styles from many parts of the world (especially jazz).  Introduced to the U.S in 1954

12.  Style: American Smooth; moves in a counter clockwise direction  Music: Medium Tempo Orchestral, Almost march-like  Meter: 4/4  Tempo:120-128 beats per minute  Basic Rhythm: Slow, slow, slow, quick, quick  Characteristic Styling: earthy and dramatic; Stalking or sneaking; can be slow and slithery, can also be sharp and staccato

13.  Basic  Promenade  Rocks  Corte  Side by Side Release  Ochoes

14.  Style: American Rhythm (Latin)  Music: Medium Tempo Latin Music  Meter: 4/4  Tempo:128-144 beats per minute  Basic Rhythm: Slow quick quick, slow quick quick  Characteristic Styling: Toe leads, slow and sensual with hip movements

15.  Basic Box  Rotating Box  Pivot Turns  Underarm Turn  Cross Overs  Fifths  Cuban Walks  Side Breaks

16.  Style: American Smooth  Music: Medium Tempo Jazz Swing Music  Meter: 4/4  Tempo:120-136 beats per minute  Basic Rhythm: Slow slow quick quick  Characteristic Styling: Heel leads, Smooth progressive dance characterized by long, continuousflowing movements across the dance floor, using a simple combination of walks and chasses ideal for social dancing. Signature dancers include Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

17.  Forward basic  Rotating Basic  Promenade  Underarm turn  Sway  Chasse

18.  Style:American Rhythm  Music: Fast Swing Music  Meter:4/4  Tempo:136-144 beats per minute  Basic Rhythm: 1 a2, 1 a2, a2 (strong accent on 2)  Characteristic Styling: Fun, fast Lots of turns and flips. It is the typical American passtime of the 50’s & 60’s. (Toe Leads)

19.  Basic- single  Basic- triple  Underarm Turn- Right (turn is on second triplet)  Underarm Turn- Left (turn is on first triplet)  Cuddle Wrap

20.  Ballroomdancers.com