Tap dance is an indigenous American dance genre that evolved over a period of some three hundred years.
Initially a fusion of British and West African musical and step-dance traditions in America, tap emerged in the southern United States in the 1700s..
The step originated from a novelty dance of the 1930s with the same name addressed in the 1936 song Doin' the Suzie-Q by Lil Hardin Armstrong..
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QUADRILLE: The Quadrille is a “Set” dance.
It consists of a series of dance figures, the most frequently used is called the “Flirtation” figure, in which the man dances with each woman in turn.
QUICKSTEP: The English version of the Fast Fox Trot, which has quick hopping steps set in with the smoother gliding figures .
Hip Hop Dance Styles
This form of dance is one of the most popular forms of dance that beginners enjoy taking lessons to learn.
With a variety of different movements, hip hop dance includes choreography with freestyle, making for some of the most unique dance styles with varying improvisational moves..
The step originated from a novelty dance of the 1930s with the same name addressed in the 1936 song Doin' the Suzie-Q by Lil Hardin Armstrong..
Some dances you won’t see in any dance school, but they are listed as they appear on each party or jollification or festival: slow, polonaise, march, jerk
In the description we start with - if there are- the search for specific characteristics that distinguish the dance from other similar dances
For example a bit of Flamenco in the Paso Doble, or tap dance elements in the Lindy Hop
Some dances you won’t see in any dance school, but they are listed as they appear on each party or jollification or festival: slow, polonaise, march, jerk
