Partner dance.

Partner dances are the dances whose basic choreography involves coordinated dancing of two partners, as opposed to individuals dancing alone or individually in a non-coordinated manner, and as opposed to groups of people dancing simultaneously in a coordinated manner. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1576x2971, 450 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Partner dance ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1576x2971, 450 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Partner dance ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Solo dance is danced by an individual dancing alone or individually, as opposed to couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any, and as opposed to groups of people dancing simultaneously in a coordinated manner. ... Group dances are danced by groups of people simultaneously, as opposed to individuals dancing alone or individually, and as opposed to couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any. ...

Dance partners stay together for the duration of the dance and, most often, dance independently of other couples dancing at the same time, if any.

Although this kind of dancing can be seen, for instance, in ballet, this term is usually applied to various forms of social dance and related forms: ballroom dance, folk dance, etc. Social dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focuses of the dancing. ... Gaskell Ball Ballroom dance, refers collectively to a set of partner dances, which originated in the Western world and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. ... Folk dancers in Prague Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances, mostly of European origin, that tend to share the following attributes: They were originally danced in about the 19th century or earlier (or are, in any case, not currently copyrighted); Their performance is...

Partner dance may be a basis of a formation dance, a round dance, a square dance or a sequence dance. These are kinds of group dance where the dancers form couples and dance either the same pre-choreographed or called routines or routines within a common choreography— routines that control both how each couple dances together and how each couple moves in accord with other couples. In square dance one will often change partners during the course of a dance, in which case one distinguishes between the "original partner" and a "situational partner". Formation ballroom dance involves anywhere from two to dozens of couples performing a choreographed ballroom dance routine. ... There are two distinct dance categories called Round Dance. ... Square dance is often used as a general term for modern Western square dance. ... Sequence dancing is a form of dance in which a predetermined pattern of movements is followed. ... Group dances are danced by groups of people simultaneously, as opposed to individuals dancing alone or individually, and as opposed to couples dancing together but independently of others dancing at the same time, if any. ...

In many partner dances, one, typically a man, is the leader; the other, typically a woman, is the follower. As a rule, they maintain connection with each other. In some dances the connection is loose and called dance handhold. In other dances the connection involves body contact. In the latter case the connection imposes significant restrictions on relative body positions during the dance and hence it is often called dance frame. It is also said that each partner has his own dance frame. Although the handhold connection poses almost no restriction on body positions, it is quite helpful that the partners are aware of their dance frames, since this is instrumental in leading and following. Frame is the position maintained by dancers during partner dancing. ... In partner dancing, the two partners are labelled as the leader and the follower, or lead and follow. ...

In promenade-style partner dancing there is no leader or follower, and the couple dance side-by-side maintaining a connection with each other through a promenade handhold. The man dances traditionally to the left of the woman. Western promenade dances are a form of partner dance traditionally danced to country-western music, and which are stylistically associated with American country and/or western traditions. ...

Some peoples have folk partner dances, where partners do not have any body contact at all, but there is still a kind of "call-response" interaction.

Nowadays, the most popular form of partner dancing among youth is "slow dancing" (for instance, dancing to ballads; see slow jam), and how close the partners get is up to them. In the "hug-and-sway" version of slow dancing, the man usually puts his arms around the female's waist, while the female puts her arm on the man's shoulders. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... A slow jam is a song with an R&B-influenced melody. ...

Gaskell Ball

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Partner dances with partners of the same sex

Same-sex social partner dancing is generally uncommon in most social dance circumstances in the western world, although it is more commonly acceptable for two women to dance together than it is for two men to do so (although not in a romantic or overly friendly manner). Gays and lesbians, and others in the LGBT community who interest themselves in social partner dancing have formed social partner dance clubs and organizations, especially in larger cities in the United States, Canada and Europe. GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... A lesbian is a woman who is romantically and sexually attracted only to other women. ... LGBT rights Around the world · By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Persecution Violence LGBT social movements share related goals of social acceptance of homosexuality or transgenderism. ...

There are some partner dances where same sex dancing couples are generally accepted, especially when there are not sufficient partners of the opposite sex available. (Although many dancers may still be uncomfortable dancing with a partner of the same sex.) The sexual orientation of the partners is irrelevant. For example at Modern Jive and West Coast Swing events, ladies will regularly partner each other. Men dancing with each other is also common, though less frequent, but is not just done for the "comedy value" as men may equally enjoy the role of follower. Modern Jive, sometimes called French Jive is a dance style that originated in the 1980s. ... West Coast Swing (WCS) is a partner dance derived from Lindy Hop. ...

Double partner dance

This kind of dance involves dancing of three persons together: one man with two women or one woman with two men. In social dancing, double partnering is of choice when a significant demographic disproportion happens between the two sexes. For example, this happens during wars: in army there is lack of women, while among civilians able dancers are mostly women, especially during enormous wars such as WWII. Social dance is a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focuses of the dancing. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Since 1980s, double partner dance is often performed in Modern Jive, Hustle, Salsa and Swing dance communities, experienced leaders leading two followers. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Modern Jive, sometimes called French Jive is a dance style that originated in the 1980s. ... The Hustle is a catch-all name for choreographed dance performed to disco music. ... Salsa dancing. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Swing Dancing The term swing dance is commonly used to refer either to a group of dances developing to the evolving Jazz music during the Jazz a. ...

There are a number of folk dances that feature this setup. Among these are the Russian Troika and the Polish Trojak folk dances, where a man dances with two women. A Cajun dance with the name Troika is also known. Troika is a Russian folk dance, where a man dances with two women. ... Trojak (threesome, trio, in Polish) is a Silesian folk dance. ... This is a list of ethnic, folk, traditional, regional, or otherwise traditionally assiciated with a particular ethnicity, dances by ethnicity or country . ...

See also

• List of basic dance topics
• List of dances