Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom Dancing is a collective set of partner dances. It originated in Germany and is now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Ballroom dancing also refers to any form of social dancing as a recreation and a dance sport. Its performance and entertainment aspects are also widely enjoyed on stage, in film, and on television.

In the 20th century, the on-screen dance pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers greatly influenced ballroom dancing in the USA. They had separate projects and careers, but they were once associated and were filmed dance sequence together, which included portrayals of early 20th century dancers Vernon and Irene Castle and have reached high status. Much of Astaire and Rogers’ work portrayed social dancing that were choreographed, and meticulously staged and rehearsed.

The common usage of the word “:ballroom dancing” refers to the International Standard and International Latin. In the United States, the American Style (American Smooth and American Rhythm) also exists. The dance technique used for both International and American styles is identical, but closed dance positions were only allowed by the International Standard. Other dances under the umbrella of “ballroom dancing” include Nightclub dances, such as nightclub two steps, hustle and salsa. In Europe, Latin swing dances include argentine tango, mambo, lindy hop, swing boogie, and disco fox. The Standard/Smooth dances are normally danced to Western music. Latin/Rhythm dances are commonly danced to contemporary Latin American music, and with dances like samba and Paso Doble. Today, ballroom Dancing still catches peoples’ eyes, even the young ones are attached to ballroom dancing and started to have competitions for the youth. I hope that ballroom dancing will always remain inside peoples’ hearts forever.