Competitions in Ballroom dancing in the former Soviet Union were held in three dance categories: Ballroom dance is a style of partner dance which originated in the western world and is now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. ...

Standard dances, Latin dances, and Soviet dances. This is the list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. ... This is the list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. ...

Soviet category

The latter category comprised of

- Polka - Rylio - Varu-Varu - Sudarushka - Russian Lyrical

With the exception of Polka, these dances were artificially created based on some folk dances of Soviet republics. Polka is a type of dance and genre of dance music; it originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, and is still a common genre of Czech folk music; it is also common both in Europe and in the Americas. ...

- Rylio is of Lithuanian origin.

- Varu-Varu (translated as "I can, I can") is of Latvian origin.

- Sudarushka (loosely translated as "sweetheart") and Russian Lyrical are Russian.

The former three are "fast" or "rhythmic" dances, the latter two are "slow" or "lyrical" ones.

All of them had distinctive basic techniques. The meter was 2/4 or 4/4 for all of them. The hold was either open or loose, without body contact. Polka had the tightest hold. Polka, Sudarushka and Russian Lyrical were progressive dances, i.e., moving along the line of dance. Rylio and Varu-Varu were of "stationary" type.

Soviet ballroom dances were a relatively new creation. This dance category was introduced with the stated agenda to counterbalance the influence of Western culture (i.e., Ballroom dancing, rock music, the Beatles, etc.). During the relatively short existence of Soviet Ballroom, only the first three had a chance of becoming true Ballroom/Social dances, judging by the flexibility and spontaneity of choreography, willingness of dancers to dance them during practice hours, etc. Rylio had all chances to repeat the evolution of Swing dances: it was danced quite differently in Baltic republics (smoothly), in Belarus (jumpy), and in Moscow. On the contrary, a heat of Sudarushka during a ballroom competition often looked like a performance of a formation team, all competitors dancing almost the same routine. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show during their first United States tour, promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ...

At the peak of popularity some huge ball rooms of Moscow Palaces of Culture crowded parties of several hundred of ballroom couples in 4-5 concentric circles of Sudarushka. Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... Palace of Culture was the name for major club-houses in the former Soviet Union. ...

Today the category is obsolete, but the dances themselves survived, moved back to the category of folk dances. The following dance categories are closely related to each other: Folk dance Folk dance is a term used to encompass a large number of dances 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...

Some basic step-rhythm patterns

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Varu-Varu

In-place basic:

Double hand hold, waist level.

Partners start with the same foot and go in a small cirle, first in one direction, then in the opposite one.

1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8: side-together-side-heel, side-together-side-heel

Skips: (12),(34),5,6,(78) (or slow-slow-quick-quick-slow): skip...skip...skip-skip-skip. A skip is from one foot to another, the freed foot pointing forward, toe on the floor.

Sudaruska

Triple-Step Basic Walks:

Right-to-left handhold, Free hands are on the waist.

Steps are mirrored, along the line of dance.

1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8: step-step-step-tap, step-step-step-tap.

Tap is toe beside the support foot.

Initially the partners face each other. During the first triple step they "fan out" away from each other, free arms fanning sidewise. During the second triple partners "fan in", back to facing each other, free hands back on the waist.

Russian Lyrical

Starts in shadow position, man's right hand on lady's waist, left arms linked pointing left diagonal.

Most walks are based on "Russian triple step": step-step-step-hold. It can be performed forward, backward, with turn on any step.