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Purpose of Dance

1. Enjoyment 2. Learning to Dance 3. Improving Dance Skills 4. Understanding Dance Cukture

Major Benefits of Social Dance

1. Social dance is a great work out 2. Physical Health 3. Mental Health 4. Confidence 5. Self-expression and creativity 6. Stress and depression 7. Social Fun and Friendship

a. Burn Fat and Increase Metabolism b. Increase Flexibility c. Increase Muscle Strength & Endurance d. Great for All Ages

Social Dance is a great work out

Decrease blood pressure and cholesterol • Improve cardiovascular health • Strengthen weight-bearing bones • Help prevent or slow bone loss related to osteoporosis • Lower the risks of obesity and Type 2 Diabetes • Promote increased lung capacity. The posture and fast movements required in social dance help enhance balance and stability, especially among older people. To reap the full body-conditioning benefits of social dance, dance for at least 30 minutes, four days a week.

Physical Health

Research found that social dancing improves metal acuity throughout a dancer’s life – and that there are also substantial benefits to those who start ballroom dance as adults. Social dancing can help enhance: • Memory • Alertness • Awareness • Focus • Concentration It can prevent the onset of dementia and significantly improve spatial memory in elderly patients.

Mental Health

Every opportunity to dance – whether during a lesson or a social event, whether with your significant other or a new dance partner – will improve your comfort level, confidence and communication skills on the dance floor. As your dance technique improves and you feel more at ease with other people, your sense of accomplishment, motivation and confidence will continue to increase. And even better, you will notice these new attributes taking root in other areas of life as well.

Confidence

Dance provides an emotional outlet to express your feelings through body movements, with passion and flair. Social dancing can be a wonderful creative outlet to enhance your ability to permanently use these expressive qualities even when you are not dancing, and to share that creativity with others.

Self Expression and creativity

Dance lessons provide an enjoyable escape from your normal daily routine, plus a chance to relax, relieve stress and concentrate just on yourself. Swedish researchers studying teenaged girls with stress, anxiety and depression saw a decrease in anxiety and stress levels among those who took up partner dancing.

Stress and depression

Group activities such as social dance lessons can expand your sense of social “connectedness”, which is beneficial to lowering stress and depression level. Social dance is similar to the practice of mindful meditation in that it requires you to fully focus your attention, and be present in the moment. This meditative state can help you “switch off” the negative thought patterns associated with depression and stress.

Stress and depression

One of the best aspects of ballroom dancing is its ability to bring people together. Ballroom dance lessons offer you a great opportunity to expand your social circle, build connections and engage with people in a low-pressure environment, where there are no expectations.

Social fun and friendship

Primarily for recreation or pleasure usually done by couples in social settings including proms, cotillions, wedding receptions, and dances sponsored by schools, communities, and dance studios.

Social/Recreational

Chiefly for competition purposes and more about learning, memorizing and performing choreographed movements that are far more expansive to stand out from the crowd.

Competetive

Performative social dance forms were occasionally staged in cabarets and vaudeville at the end of the 19th Century, but performance of social dances for an audience mostly took off in the 20th Century commonly films and Broadway shows.

Exhibition

3 Major Classifications of Social Dance

1. Social/Recreational 2. Competetive 3. Exhibition

Ten international style ballroom dances – five standard and five Latin – are defined by the World Dance Council (WDC), which has world-wide membership of all countries taking part in ballroom competitions. The WDC incorporates various groupings and former titles, such as the World Dance and Dance sport Council (former title). The WDC is the governing body for international professional and amateur Dance sport.

International Style

More overtly sensual, with skimpy costumes for women and tight-fitting ones for men. More variation in movement is allowed than in the Standard dances. Close, semi-open and open figures are danced. Choreography is now extremely important. Hip action is common; and athletic and balletic maneuvers are common. Two Latin dances are progressive (Samba and Paso Doble), but there is no obligation to move in any pre-set manner round on the floor.

Latin Dance

is a lively, flirtatious ballroom dance full of passion and energy. The classic “Cuban motion” gives the Cha cha cha its unique style. Partners work together to synchronize each movement in perfect alignment.

Cha-Cha

one of the most sensual and emotional Latin American ballroom dances. Swaying hip movements, facial expressions, arm movements and holds add to the sensuality of the dance.

Mambo

an American dance that evolved from a dance called the Jitterbug by removing the lifts and acrobatic elements. Dancers use a more bouncy type movement using the balls of the feet. A lot of kicks are used in jive. Jive is a very fast, energy-consuming dance.

Jite

is considered by many to be the most romantic and sensual of all Latin ballroom dance. It is often referred to as the “Grandfather of Latin dances.” A moderately slow Latin dance with plenty of wraps, under arm turns and a truck load of flirtation. It is often called as the “Dance of Love.”

Rumba

is popular with young people as well as older generations. Samba can be performed solo or with a partner. Possibly the most popular of all Brazilian ballroom dance.

Samba

is one of the liveliest ballroom dance, originating in southern France. It is modeled after the sound, drama, and movement of Spanish bullfight.

Paso Double

Men typically wear evening dress (coattails, waistcoats and white bow ties), while women wear gowns. Partners remain in closed position throughout the dance, and movements tend to be elegant and sweeping. These are progressive, moving anti-clockwise round the floor.

Standard

is one of the smoothest ballroom dance. It is a progressive dance marked by long, flowing movements, continuous turns, and “rise and fall.” The dance is so graceful and elegant; Waltz dancers appear to glide around the floor with almost no effort.

Waltz

is one of the most fascinating of all ballroom dance. The sensual ballroom dance originated on South America in the early twentieth century.

Tango

a quick version of Foxtrot. It is a ballroom dance comprised of extremely quick stepping, syncopated feet rhythms, and runs of quick steps. The Quickstep is exciting to watch, but among the most difficult of all ballroom dance.

Quickstep

a smooth dance which dancers make long, flowing movements across the floor. Foxtrot has lots of fun and simple to learn an excellent dance for beginners.

Foxtrot

Swing, Lindy Hop and Hustle.

Night Club

a lively style of social dancing in which a dancer often lifts, spins and flips his or her partner. Considered both hip and cool, swing dancing is a favorite among social dancers of all ages.

Swing Dance

Salsa, Cumbia, Mambo, Merengue, Bachata, Cha Cha

Latin Night Club

a very energetic Latin dance, with spins, sharp movement, and crisp turns, very popular in Latin clubs along with merengue. A style varies depending on where you are from. This dance is also similar to Mambo.

Salsa

fast Latin dance that never slows down. It’s very easy to learn and often refer to this dance as the “marching with style”.

Merengue

a partnered Latin dance that has a slow-quick-quick rhythm, dance to a 1 ---3-4 beat. It incorporates elements of other Latin dances such as Merengue, Samba, Rumbo and Maxixe.

Lambada

What are the styles/types of social Dancing

1. International Style 2. American Style 3. Social and Night Club Dance

2 types or international Style with their examples

1. Latin Style 1. Cha-cha 2.Mambo 3.Jive 4.Rumba 5.Samba 6.Paso Double

Can expand your sense of social “connectedness”

Group activities such as social dance lesson

is essentially touch dancing and includes all forms of partner dancing done primarily for creation or pleasure to a variety of musical styles in a social settings (Wright, 1992).

Social Dance

Very famous social dance form is the sometimes synonymously used term

Ballroom Dance

belongs to social dance because it promotes social interaction between dance partners.

Ballroom dance

“Ball” which in turn originates from the Latin word

“Ballare” which means to dance

added that the earliest form of social dances were the folk and peasant dances of Europe

Stephenson and Joseph

(a two-, four-, or more, couple dance) In France and England, the waltz in Austria, and the polka in France.

Minuet in France and wuadrille

additional partner dances done for pleasure and recreation were introduced including foxtrot, lindy, two-step, tango, samba, rhumba and chacha (Wright, 1992).

on the early 20th century

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