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Get in Shape with Ballroom Dancing

Many people are obsessed with watching Dancing With the Stars each season. The dancing, the celebrities, the music, and even the sarcastic remarks by the judges are all very entertaining. While some of the celebrities were not in perfect shape, you may have noticed that all of the professional dancers had so much as an [...]

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Choosing a Ballroom Dance for your Wedding

Weddings are a special time for everyone. It’s a time of new beginnings for the happy couple and friends and families become witnesses to the exceptional event. With so many details that go into planning a wedding, often choosing a dance for the reception isn’t a priority; rather, a lot of time goes into choosing [...]

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Ballroom Dance Competitions

Ballroom Dance Competitions

The word competition doesn’t usually conjure up images of dancing. Most people tend to think of sports when they think of competition, like football, tennis, golf, etc. Sports competition has long been great fun with many fans, however competition ballroom dancing is also very entertaining to watch. Just look at how popular the show Dancing [...]

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Types of Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom dancing has had a tremendous increase in popularity. As a result, many people are learning how to dance. Typically an activity for older and wealthy people before, it has now gained far more popularity among all types of people. Ballroom dancing conjures up images of a slow trot across the ballroom floor, but it [...]

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Salsa

In the Spanish language, the definition of Salsa is sauce, and implies spiciness that is characteristic of Latin and Caribbean cuisine. More recently, salsa acquired a musical meaning in both English and Spanish. A very popular dance style in Latin America, the Salsa dance style has gained huge popularity in the US in recent years. [...]

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Modern Ballroom Dancing – Standard Waltz

Considered the basis for contemporary dances, the Waltz dates back as far as the late 17th century in Europe. It is a graceful dance, consisting of gliding and turning steps. Early Waltz is a rotary dance consisting of turns (both clockwise and counterclockwise) and change steps. The Waltz has numerous names ranging from Volta in [...]

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