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re: Dance Styles US, Europe, Great Britain

Posted by Steven Grimm

11/20/2001 10:34:00 PM

Originally posted by Jack:
Here, in Texas, social dancing pretty much means Country & Western. Maybe at the senior citizens centers and the dance studio parties a bit of Ballroom can be found, but it is not popular mainstream. And definitely, you want see any International style. And, this is true for most of the Southwest U.S.

Wow, I'll count my blessings! The situation is much better in Silicon Valley -- on a Friday night there are at least five venues within a half-hour of my house, usually all with pretty good crowds. Usually too many men, though. It's mostly American-style here too, but you'll often see a few international-style folks on the floor.

Sad to say you can most often pick them out during smooth dances by virtue of the fact that they're the only ones with real fluidity of movement; around here, at least, it's rare to see American style danced with fine attention to technique. (But oh, what a visual treat when you do -- American-style Viennese waltz is so dreamy when it's done well.)

Social dancing

Posted by Jack

11/20/2001 8:23:00 AM

I don't know where you people find all these
venues to dance Ballroom socially. Here, in
Texas, social dancing pretty much means Country
& Western. Maybe at the senior citizens centers
and the dance studio parties a bit of Ballroom can be found, but it is not popular mainstream.
And definitely, you want see any International
style. And, this is true for most of the Southwest
U.S.

re: Dance Styles US, Europe, Great Britain

Posted by ladraquona

11/17/2001 12:02:00 PM

Mambo is the only rhythm dance we learn, the rest is International Style

"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." - Horace

re: Dance Styles US, Europe, Great Britain

Posted by Ghostdancer

11/17/2001 10:30:00 AM

Originally posted by Michelle:
We dance the mambo with straight legs...

"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." - Horace

How about the swing styles?

Never know, I might go back to GB someday. I was there in June 1987. Was out of dancing at that time.

"Wherever you go, you represent the team. You will talk like, you will look like and you will act like the most dignified professional in your hometown" - Vince Lombardi to his players.

re: Dance Styles US, Europe, Great Britain

Posted by Ghostdancer

11/19/2001 3:49:00 PM

Originally posted by Dronak:
GhostDancer, that must just be your location then. Around where I am it's pretty easy to find international style classes. Lots of colleges and dance studios offer them. Most of the people in the college crowd that I'm part of have learned international style and dance it at socials. Personally, I almost never dance American style. I know a little, but I know more international and I like it better (just my personal preference). It's very common at the dances I attend to see both American style and international style being danced at the same time. The style differences in the US are probably regional. Here there are plenty of international style dancers, but by you it sounds like almost everyone does American style. That's cool. I will just say that since both styles are danced here in the US, it is generally useful to know some of both styles.

--
James Marshall
marshall@astro.umd.edu)
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall

To take part of that back, I think Tango is international or so one school owner told me. As far as I know Cha Cha, Rumba, and Swing as I know them are American and I've never been to any group class here that taught international styles with these.

"Wherever you go, you represent the team. You will talk like, you will look like and you will act like the most dignified professional in your hometown" - Vince Lombardi to his players.

re: Dance Styles US, Europe, Great Britain

Posted by Dronak

11/19/2001 8:08:00 AM

GhostDancer, that must just be your location then. Around where I am it's pretty easy to find international style classes. Lots of colleges and dance studios offer them. Most of the people in the college crowd that I'm part of have learned international style and dance it at socials. Personally, I almost never dance American style. I know a little, but I know more international and I like it better (just my personal preference). It's very common at the dances I attend to see both American style and international style being danced at the same time. The style differences in the US are probably regional. Here there are plenty of international style dancers, but by you it sounds like almost everyone does American style. That's cool. I will just say that since both styles are danced here in the US, it is generally useful to know some of both styles.

--
James Marshall
marshall@astro.umd.edu
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall

re: Dance Styles US, Europe, Great Britain

Posted by ladraquona

11/16/2001 4:31:00 PM

We dance the mambo with straight legs...

"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." - Horace

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