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Learn more about ballroom dance technique and other aspects of specific dances.
Jitterbug/swing/jive 1944 movie clip
This is a really fun and funny film to watch It shows moves from other dances that made their…
A time-motion analysis of turns …
Video recordings of highly ranked Viennese waltz dancers were processed automatically using computer vision tracking algorithms under operator supervision to calculate movement parameters.
It Takes Two To Tango
Keith Morris talks about fundamentals and how they just cannot change also speaking with Ashley Frohlick about time signature
Videoclip of the introduction of the jive in the UK
This is a real gem!
Jo (Josephine) Bradley introducing the jive on tv in the UK.
What’s in a feather step?
Keith Morris explains why the feather step is not easy as one-two-three
Perfect 10: The jive
It may be the last but it is by no means the least. One of the fastest and most energetic dances, the jive developed throughout the 20th century and has been influenced by numerous different styles, which are reflected in the choreography danced today.
Perfect 10: The quickstep
This article first appeared in a series called Perfect 10 in Dance Today (www.dance-today.co.uk) By Claire Saul Social trends, fashion,…
What’s in a name?
By David Outevsky What’s in a name? A brief review of the validity and authenticity of Latin American…
How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha
This article first appeared in the Examiner (www.examiner.com) How the mambo became the cha-cha-cha and the mambo dance…
Perfect 10: The cha-cha-cha
This article first appeared in a series called Perfect 10 in Dance Today (www.dance-today.co.uk) By Marianka Swain If you’re looking…