Types of Dances
There are two main categories of dancing: Smooth and Rhythm Dancing.
Smooth Dances are Foxtrot, Waltz, and Tango. Rhythm Dances are Swing, Cha-cha, Mambo, Samba, Rumba, Meringue, Disco/Hustle. Also available is Polka and Line Dancing.
Modern Social Dances tend towards Swing, Cha-cha, Foxtrot, Rumba, and occasionally the Waltz and Mambo.
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Foxtrot
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A slow 4/4 count dance. Most often danced to American Big Band music.
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Swing
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A fast 4/4 count dance. Most often danced to Rock and Roll or fast American orchestral music. Effortless Dancing teaches East Coast Swing and Single Swing at this time.
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Disco/Hustle
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A fast 4/4 count dance, usually to rock or "electric" music.
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Waltz
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A slow dance done to 3/3 music.
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Rumba
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A slow 4/4 count dance done to Latin sounds.
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Cha-cha
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A fast 4/4 count dance to Latin sounds. Like Swing is to Foxtrot, Cha-cha as Rumba.
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Mambo
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Also a 4/4 count Latin dance, even faster than Cha-cha.
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Merringue
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an 8 count dance done to Latin March-type music.
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Polka, Samba, Tango and Line Dancing
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All their own unique styles.
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