Standard dances
Waltz (or the English waltz) . It's a slow waltz, which expanded at the beginning 20. century. He took many from the Boston dance, which was especially popular before 1. World War II in the USA. Waltz má 29-30 beats per minute and ¾ rhythm. It is based on diagonally directed figure steps, which thus create a smooth and graceful movement. She's dancing, similar to the waltz and other standard dances, counter clock-wise.
Tango is the most temperamental exotic dance, who was born in the streets of Argentina. Tango is a dance, which is the same as his music - irritating, podmanivá, exciting. He has 30 – 33 beats per minute. It's a dance, which looks very complicated, but in reality it is not so strenuous to learn it. It is characterized by its catlike movement, great flexibility and staccato course of movement.
Viennese waltz was the first dance, which is in the tightly closed hold typical of standard dances as we know them today. The name of this royal dance is derived from the German word walzen, which means circular, dance movement. The compositions of the father and son of the Strauss family were perhaps most responsible for the immortality of the waltz. To this day, it is the most widespread dance in the world, which has ¾ rhythm and 60 beats per minute, thanks to what, although it does not seem so at first glance, is the fastest of the standard dance competitions.
Slowfox originated from foxtrot, but it is a slower version. Its name comes from dancer Harry Fox, which for the first time demonstrated his fast, as if common steps. He was very passionate with fast and slow steps, which appeared alternately. Later, however, Europeans began to standardize and slow it down, because he seemed too wild on them. Currently, this dance is popular, but also considered the most difficult dance of the group of standard dances. He has 4/4 rhythm a 30 beats per minute.
Quickstep is the fastest standard dance. Although not by the number of beats per minute, but precisely the speed and especially the dynamics of the movement. It was originally a particularly fast form of foxtrot, which, however, was so fast, that she could hardly dance. Therefore, a kind of transition between charleston and foxtrot developed in Great Britain, which makes extensive use of polka hops, quarters, crosses. The dance is very demanding, because it requires a perfect interplay of partners. He has 4/4 rhythm a 50 – 56 beats per minute.
Latin dances
Samba comes from Brazil and appeared in Europe in about a year 1924. Samba is actually a modern version of Brazilian folk dance, edited by dance teachers in France. The dance is rich in pelvic movements. Samba has 2/4 or 4/4 rhythm a 52 – 54 beats per minute.
Cha Cha dance comes from Cuba, originated from mixing rumba with jazz. The basis is a gradual transformation, when dancing whose shoes make the sound of cha-cha-cha, from which the name of this dance is derived. Čača is around 25 figure, but a large number of different variations and configurations. He has 4/4 rhythm a 30-33 beats per minute.
Rumba comes from Cuba, where it was created by mixing folk dance with dance, which was danced by the Cuban aristocracy. He got to Europe in 1930 across New York. It has changed a bit in Europe, brought free holding in pairs and began to dance into a square. After a year 1960 started again more than square, prefer rumba cuban. He has 4/4 rhythm a 25 – 28 beats per minute.
Two-step originates in Spain, where he was dancing, who celebrated the victorious bullfighter. The first mention of him comes from 1918. It was standardized by French dance teachers and was accepted for the competitive dance after 2. world war. He has 2/4 rhythm a 60 beats per minute.
Jive is a very interesting rhythmic dance, which has elements of jitterung, rock & roll, boogie-woogie and black dances. He has 4/4 rhythm a 40 – 46 beats per minute.