This document discusses social dances and their classifications. It describes modern-standard dances like the waltz, tango, foxtrot, and quickstep that originated in Europe and the US where movements are restricted in close ballroom position. Latin dances like the cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso doble and jive allow for freer movements and originated in Latin America and the US. The document provides details on dance attire, shoes, etiquette and personal grooming for social dancing.

1. SOCIAL
DANCES

2. SOCIAL DANCE
•Intended primarily to get to know
other people in attendance to a
certain social function.
•They are also called ballroom
dances.
•They are usually performed in
pairs, male and female, but many
also performed in groups.

3. CLASSIFICATIO
N OF
SOCIAL
DANCES

4. MODERN-STANDARD
DANCES
•They wear ankle length gowns for
females and coat-and-tie for males.
•Most of the time, movements in these
are restricted to close ballroom position
with partner.

5. Costume

6. Shoes

7. MODERN-STANDARD
DANCES
NAME OF DANCE ORIGIN
Slow Waltz Austria
Tango Argentina
Foxtrot USA
Quickstep USA

8. SLOW WALTZ
•Began as a country folk dance in Austria
and Bavarian in the 17th century
•In 19th century, it was introduced to
England.
•It was the first dance where a man held
a woman close to his body

9. TANGO
•Originated in Argentina in the late 19th
century
•It is danced in both open and closed
embraces which focuses on the lead and
follow moving in harmony of the tango's
passionate charging music
•Utilizes strong and staccato movements

10. FOXTROT
•It is an American dance and believed to
be of African-American origin.
•Named by a vaudeville Harry Fox in
1914
•It can be danced at slow, medium, or
fast tempos depending on the speed of
the jazz or big band music

11. QUICKSTEP
•It is an English dance and was invented
in the 1920s as a combination of faster
tempo of foxtrot.
•includes the walks, runs, chasses, and
turns of the original foxtrot dance, with
some other fast figures such as locks,
hops, and skips.

12. LATIN-AMERICAN DANCES
•Latin Dances distinguish themselves by
the costume worn by performers.
•They are somewhat revealing, tight-
fitting, sexy yet sophisticated in nature.
•They are also distinguished by the
nature of the movements.
•They are freer and can be performed in
close or open hold.

13. Costumes

14. Shoes

15. LATIN-AMERICAN DANCES
NAME OF DANCE ORIGIN
Cha-Cha-Cha Cuba
Samba Brazil
Rhumba Cuba
Paso Doble Spain
Jive USA

16. CHA-CHA-CHA
•sometimes called cha-cha in the US
•was developed by Enrique Jorrín in the
early 1950s
•It is a flirtatious dance with many hip
rotations and partners synchronizing
their movements

17. SAMBA
•It is the national dance of Brazil
•In 1905, samba became known to other
countries during an exhibition in Paris
•In the 1940s, samba was introduced in
America
•It is danced with a slight bounce which
is created through the bending and
straightening the knee

18. RHUMBA
•Rhumba came to the United States from
Cuba in the 1920s and became a
popular cabaret dance during
prohibition. It includes Cuban motions
through knee-strengthening, figure-
eight hip rotation, and swiveling foot
action
•An important characteristic of rhumba is
the powerful and direct lead achieved
through the ball of the foot

19. PASO DOBLE
•It originated from Spain and its dramatic
bullfights
•The dance is mostly performed only in
competitions and rarely socially because
of its many choreographic rules.
•The lead plays the role of the matador
while the follow takes the role of the
matador's cape, the bull, or even the
matador

20. JIVE
•is part of the swing dance group and is
a very lively variation of the jitterbug
•originated from African American clubs
in the early 1940s
•In jive, the man leads the dance while
the woman encourages the man to ask
them to dance

21. DON’TS IN TERMS OF OUTFIT
AND DANCE SHOES
•Do not wear sneaker or any shoe with
rubber or spongy sole
•Avoid sleeveless shirts and strapped
dresses.
•Avoid shaggy, baggy, low armpit upper
shirt.

22. DON’TS IN TERMS OF OUTFIT
AND DANCE SHOES
•Avoid accessories like big rings,
watches, brooches, loose/long necklace
and big belt buckles
•Long hair should be put up or tied in a
pony tail.

23. PERSONAL GROOMING
•Before the dance…
•Shower and use deodorant
•Brush your teeth and use
mouthwash/breath mint
•Don’t smoke

24. NO-FAULT DANCING
•Never blame a partner for missed
execution of figures
•Dance to the level of your partner
•The show must go on

25. DEMEANOR
•Be personable, smile and make an eye
contact with the partner
•Project a positive image on the dance
floor even if it’s not your personal style.
•No teaching on the dance floor, it may
insult your partner
•Do not cut other dancers off

26. SOCIAL
DANCES
Prepared by:
ANGELA MAE C. ALBA
Instructor I