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Pertaining or related to any style of dance or choreographic technique.

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waltz

Dance; Ballroom

An elegant smooth dance in a 3/4 tempo, with accent on the first beat.

action

Dance; Ballroom

A movement or type of movement (e.g. Pivoting Action, Lowering Action).

Alemana

Dance; Ballroom

An underarm turn in which the lady turns to the right under the right hand, used specifically in International Rumba and Cha Cha.

amount of turn

Dance; Ballroom

The amount of rotation of the feet which occurs on one step, or between two consecutive steps. In the charts, rotation is measured in fractions of a full turn. Body rotation is ...

American Smooth

Dance; Ballroom

A subset of the American Style of Ballroom Dancing which includes the following 4 competitive dances: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Viennese Waltz.

Argentine Tango

Dance; Ballroom

A style of Tango which originated in the streets and salons of Buenos Aires, characterized by its passionate hold and complex leg and foot movements.

Bolero

Dance; Ballroom

A slow Latin dance which originated as one of two forms of Rumba (Bolero Rumba and Son Rumba), and still shares many of the same figures. Bolero differs from Rumba in its tempo ...