Different types of ballroom

1. Ballroom
Dance

2. What is Ballroom?
-refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed
both socially and competitively around the world.
-Ballroom dance may refer, at its widest, to
almost any type of social dancing as recreation.

3. 2 Styles of Ballroom Dancing
1.Smooth or
Standard
2.Rhythm or Latin

4. A Brief History of Ballroom Dancing
“Ballroom dancing” as a term
hails from the Latin word
“ballare”
which,coincidentally, means
“to dance.”

5.  Thus, a ballroom is a room in which to
dance.
Centuries ago, ballroom dancing was primarily for the
privileged and well-to-do, while the commoners had
to make do with folk dancing; however, these
boundaries have since disappeared, leaving ballroom
dancing a fun hobby for everyone. Today, ballroom
dancing applies to numerousdances in which a “leader”
and a “follower” dance together in close proximity, usually
with some degree of physical contact.

6. -This closeness is to permit the
leader to get the follower to, well,
follow along.

7. Early Ballroom Dancing
The first documented authority of early ballro
om dancing is Jehan Thoinot’Arbeau’s
Orchesographie (1588) that discussed 16th-
century French social dance.
-In 1650, Jean-Baptiste Lully introduced the
Minuet to Paris a dance that would dominate
ballroom until the end of the 18th century.

8. Thoinot Arbeau, original name Jehan
Tabourot, (born March 17, 1520, Dijon,
Fr.—died July 23, 1595, Langres),
theoretician and historian of the dance,
whose Orchésographie (1588) contains
carefully detailed, step-by-step descriptions
of 16th-century and earlier dance forms.

9. -The Waltz came about in England in
the early 1800s despite initial opposition
to the closed dance hold.
By 1840, the Polka, Mazurka, and
Schottische emerged.

10. Ballroom Dancing Emerges in
the US
 - In the early 20th century,
ballroom dancing experienced
massive popularity in the US with
the extremely successful dancing
of Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rogers.

11. Types of Ballroom
Dancing 1.Cha Cha
2.Rumba
3.Jive
4.Waltz
5.Tango
6.Swing
7.Mambo
8.Foxtrot
9. Salsa

12. Cha cha
-is widely recognizable by its catchy
rhythm one, two, cha, cha, cha.
-it originates from Cuba.
-It was developed by the Cuban
composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin
in the middle of 1950s.

13. -Originally it was known as a slowed-
down mambo or "the triple mambo",
because of the steps. It gained instant
popularity due to its simplicity.
-In time it evolved into a separate dance
and although it was originally known as
the cha-cha-cha, the name was shortened
to the cha-cha.

14. Cha cha can be danced to almost any music
with a good beat, from traditional Latin
rhythms to club music, from country to pop.
It's popularity can be heard in the music of
Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony,
Tom Jones, Carlos Santana, and many
others. Cha cha is very much a dance of
today.

15. Basic steps
Cha cha music is composed in 4/4 time (four
beats to a bar of music). For each bar of
music there are 2 slow and 3 quick steps,
which may be counted as – one, two, cha,
cha, cha or step, step, step, quick step, quick
step. The footwork is simple and mostly
focuses on just shifting weight from one foot
to another.

16. 1. Sidestep to the left with your left foot
2. Step backward & left with your right foot
3. Left foot in place, weight shifts to it
4. Sidestep to the right with your right foot
5. Move your left foot to your right foot
6. Sidestep to the right with your right foot
7. Step forward & right with your left foot
8. Right foot in place, weight shifts to it
9. Sidestep to the left with your left foot
10. Move your right foot to your left foot

17. Foxtrot
-is named after its originator, Harry Fox,
who was a Vaudeville performer in New
York in the 1910s.
-Because he was having a hard time finding
female dancers capable of performing the
difficult two-step, he added trotting steps
to ragtime music.

18. • Popular vocalists for
foxtrot include Frank Sinatra,
Bobby Darin, Billie Holiday,
Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald,
Louis Armstrong, Dinah
Shore, and many, many more.

19. -The basic rhythm is slow, slow,
quick, quick. The slow steps use 2
beats of music and the quick steps
use one. The slow steps are long and
elegant, and the quicksteps are short
and energetic. As already mentioned,
the music is played in 4/4timing.

20. -Foxtrot is danced in a normal closed
position, which means facing your
partner andholding them close.

21. Basic Steps - Gentleman
Basic Steps - Gentleman
Basic forward
1. Step forward with your left foot (slow step)
2. Step forward with your right foot (slow step)
3. Sidestep to the left with your left foot
(quickstep)
4. Move your right foot to your left foot (quick
step)

22. Basic backward
1. Step backward with your left foot (slow
step)
2. Step backward with your right foot (slow
step)
3. Sidestep to the left with your left foot
(quick step)
4. Move your right foot to your left foot (quick
step)

23. Basic Steps Lady
Basic Steps Lady
1. Step backward with your right foot (slow
step)
2. Step backward with your left foot (slow
step)
3. Sidestep to the right with your right foot
(quickstep)
4. Move your left foot to your right foot (quick

24. Salsa
-Salsa is one of the most popular Latin
American dances, the main reason being -
it’s easy to learn.

25. Basic Steps for Men:
Basic Steps for Men
1.Step forward with your left foot (first beat)
2.Right foot in place, weight shifts to it (second beat)
3.Step backward with your left foot (third beat + pause
on fourth beat)
4.Step backward with your right foot (first beat)
5.Left foot in place, weight shifts to it (second beat)
6.Step forward with your right foot (third beat + pause
on fourth beat)

26. Basic Steps for Ladies:
Basic Steps for Ladies
1.Step backward with your right foot (first beat)
2.Left foot in place, weight shifts to it (second beat)
3.Step forward with your right foot (third beat + pause
on fourth beat)
4.Step forward with your left foot (first beat)
5.Right foot in place, weight shifts to it (second beat)
6.Step backward with your left foot (third beat + pause
on fourth beat)

27. Activity 1:
 By Partner: in the given types of ballroom.
Choose one and perform the basic step.

28. Thank you! God Bless