Posted in 15 September 2009 ¬ 6:52GilbynoeComments Off
Waacking is a style of dance that came up in the 70’s, coming directly from the ‘funk’ & ‘disco’ era. It was born in the club environments but through television shows like Soul Train, it became very popular. This dance was developed to imitate stars/actresses/divas in silent films by utilizing complex arm movements, lines [...]
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Posted in 13 July 2009 ¬ 10:00Gilbynoe
All of this history was found in various books and sites which you should be able to find through google using key words such as “the history of dance, ballroom dance or change the word dance for a specific dance, ex. Salsa”
Waltz: (click here)
Considered the mother of present day dances, the waltz began in Southern [...]
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Posted in 7 July 2009 ¬ 10:00GilbynoeComments Off
All of the history was found in various books and sites which you should be able to find through google using key words such as “the history of dance, ballroom dance or change the word dance for a specific dance, ex. Salsa”
The word ‘ballroom’ denotes a room where balls may be held: that is: formal [...]
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Posted in 7 July 2009 ¬ 10:00Gilbynoe
All of this history was found in various books and sites which you should be able to find through google using key words such as “the history of dance, ballroom dance or change the word dance for a specific dance, ex. Salsa”.
Rumba: (click here)
the rumba was at the beginning of the Cuban and Latin American [...]
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