Origins/History
The place where Cha Cha originated in the early 1950s
What is Cuba?
The connection between you and your partner that allows for smooth and seamless movement together
What is the "frame" or resistance?
The oldest dance step recognized in modern-day ballroom competition, taking its name from the German term walzen
What is the Waltz?
A sequence of step patterns or figures
What is Combination/Amalgamation/Choreography?
2010: Psychological Thriller about a Ballerina
What is "Black Swan"?
a dance style that originated in the United States from African Americans in the early 1930s. In competition ballroom dancing, it is often (mistakenly) grouped with the Latin-inspired ballroom dances
What is the Jive?
The term that describes the appearance, technique, and particular characteristics of a dance
What is Styling?
The type of dance where the cuddle step is used
What is JIVE?
A movement in which one foot is brought to the other and takes the weight
What is close?
Richard Gere discovers that learning to dance ballroom can fix more than just bad footwork in this feel-good film
What is "shall we dance"?
social Latin dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay
What is the tango?
The swaying of the hips that gives the Rumba the romantic and sensuous look
What is "Cuban Motion"
The counterclockwise course that is maintained in making progress around the floor
What is Line of Direction or Line of Dance?
a dance that was created and popularized by Korean Pop Star Park Jae-sang (PSY)
What is Gangnam Style?
Summer romance with Baby and the famous Swan Lift
What is "Dirty Dancing"?
Irene and Vernon Castle, two ballroom dancers known for their glamorous, light steps shot this dance to fame
What is foxtrot?
The simultaneous action of tuning the opposite side of the body toward the direction of a moving leg. It is used in preparing to perform a step that involves rotation.
What is Contra body movement?
a fast turn of the body on the toes or the front part of the foot, performed especially by a ballet dancer
What is pirouette?
A significant milestone in the journey of Bharatnatyam dancer literally meaning "ascending the stage"
What is Arangetram?
1952: Gene Kellly does a famous dance with an umbrella to the title song
What is "Singing in the Rain"?
The man who made his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927, whom the Swing/Lindy step is named after
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
Turn is to feet as this word is to hip
What is rotation?
Mesmerizing backward glide, making it look like the dancer is being pulled backward while moving forward, popularized globally by MJ?
What is the moonwalk?
a dance style associated with various types of Swing dances such as Lindy Hop, Jive, and East Coast Swing.
What is Jitterbug?
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (Al Pacino), a retired Army officer, dances a tango with a young lady called Donna (Gabrielle Anwar)
What is "Scent of a woman"?