Understanding Ballroom Dance Styles
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What distinguishes the Smooth, or Standard, style of ballroom dancing?

  • Vibrant energy and personal flair
  • Focusing on elegance, grace, and fluidity of movement (correct)
  • Lively, flirtatious and full of passion
  • Syncopated dancing pattern to the rhythm of the music
  • In which ballroom dance style do partners usually dance in one spot of the dance floor?

  • Quickstep
  • Viennese Waltz
  • Foxtrot
  • Rumba (correct)
  • Which dance is characterized by the 'Cuban motion' and a lively, flirtatious style?

  • Cha-cha (correct)
  • Waltz
  • Jive
  • Foxtrot
  • What makes the foxtrot an excellent dance for beginners?

    <p>Its simplicity and fun</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ballroom dance is known for its athletic style and often contains aerial jumps, twists, and flips?

    <p>Lindy Hop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ballroom dance is modeled after the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish bullfight?

    <p>Pasodoble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Latin American ballroom dance is considered the most romantic and sensual?

    <p>Rumba</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ballroom dance is a quick rotating dance with a subtle rise and fall, considered to be one of the most difficult to learn?

    <p>Viennese Waltz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ballroom dance originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the late 19th century and is known for its sensual nature?

    <p>Tango</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ballroom dance is a lively form of swing dance and a variation of the jitterbug that originated in the United States with African-Americans?

    <p>Jive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The foxtrot is a ballroom dance that is lots of fun and simple to learn, making it an excellent dance for ______.

    <p>beginners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The classic 'Cuban motion' gives the cha-cha its ______.

    <p>style</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The cha-cha is a lively, flirtatious ballroom dance full of ______ and energy.

    <p>passion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The couple usually dances in one spot of the dance floor in the Rhythm, or Latin, ______.

    <p>style</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ is one of the most emotional Latin American ballroom dances.

    <p>mambo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ is one of the liveliest ballroom dances, originating in southern France.

    <p>pasodoble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ is a quick version (naturally) of the foxtrot.

    <p>quickstep</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ is considered by many to be the most romantic and sensual of all Latin ballroom dances.

    <p>rumba</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ is one of the most fascinating of all ballroom dances.

    <p>tango</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Viennese waltz is a quick rotating ballroom dance with a subtle rise and fall. It is considered by most to be one of the most difficult dances to learn. The simple and elegant rotational movement characterizes the ______.

    <p>Viennese waltz</p> Signup and view all the answers

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