Dance moves or dance steps (more complex dance moves are called dance patterns, dance figures, dance movements, or dance variations) are usually isolated...
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is the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance. It sets the rhythm of the dance; it is the default move to which a dancer returns...
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different handhold[broken anchor]s and dance positions[broken anchor] to enjoy it socially. In this the dancer moves the body like a wave in standing position...
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usually straight; dancers' centres go lower than when standing; "holding" (pausing) to accentuate the "floor-stopping" move; Some dance styles distinguish...
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convenient to move into another dance figure or in the opposite direction. The whole sequence is in the same direction. In some dances (e.g., Polka, Hustle...
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circuit.[citation needed] Michael Fassbender has demonstrated the worm dance move on several talk shows and press events. His most notable performance of...
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An Aerial (also acrobatic, air step or air) is a dance move in Lindy Hop or Boogie Woogie where one's feet leave the floor. As opposed to a lift, aerial...
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step Dance move One-step Foxtrot Strong, Jeff (2011). Drums For Dummies, p.111. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0471794110. Casey, Betty (1985). Dance Across...
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Promenade is a basic dance move in a number of dances such as English Country Dance, contra dance, and square dance. The name comes from the French word...
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(also Susie Q, Suzy Q or Susy Q) is a dance step in the Big Apple, Lindy Hop, Salsa, and other dances. In line dances this step is also known as heel twist...
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Swingout (redirect from Swing out (dance move))
The swingout is the defining dance move of Lindy Hop. The swingout evolved from the breakaway, which in turn evolved from the Texas Tommy. The first documented...
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World Tour (2012), singer Madonna and her backup dancers incorporated a quick dab move into the opening dance routine to her song "Girl Gone Wild". Some Quality...
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Texas Tommy (aka Apache) is the name used in Lindy Hop for a tricky dance move. The leader executes a standard swingout, but, on the four counts of the...
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position) Botafogo dance moves are often mentioned various times on the British television show BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, when the dancers perform various...
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Hip hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip hop culture. It is influenced...
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Move It" peaked at number one on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and in Zimbabwe. It entered the top 10 in Australia and on the US Billboard Dance...
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The moonwalk, or backslide, is a popping dance move in which the performer glides backwards but their body actions suggest forward motion. It became popular...
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The Charleston is a dance named after the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United...
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Pelvic thrust (redirect from Tumka dance move)
pelvic thrust dance move, is also a very popular form of hip-hop dance move. The sideways pelvic thrust is a famous female dance move in India and Bangladesh...
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Griddy (redirect from Griddy (dance))
The Griddy is a dance move in which a person alternatingly taps their heels, either in place or while walking, while swinging their arms back and forth...
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foot action) in particular. In Argentine Tango, a gancho is a sharp move when a dancer hooks a leg around a partner's leg by bending the knee and then straightening...
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Jitterbug (redirect from Jitterbug (dance move))
Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance but might include elements of the jive, east coast...
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Blues dancing is a family of historical dances that developed alongside and were danced to blues music, or the contemporary dances that are danced in that...
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The Mashed Potato is a dance move which was a popular dance craze of 1962. The dance move and mashed potato song were first made famous by James Brown...
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The Big Apple is both a partner dance and a circle dance that originated in the Afro-American community of the United States in the beginning of the 20th...
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This is a list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. See List of dances and List of dance style categories for those. This glossary...
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Soccer Embrace 'Trump Dance'". Forbes. Retrieved November 20, 2024. Thomas, Louisa (November 24, 2024). "Donald Trump's Go-To Dance Move Has Invaded Sports"...
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The Balboa, also known as "Bal", is a swing dance that emerged in Southern California during the early 1930's as a response to Swing Music. The earliest...
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Prisiadki (redirect from Squat dance)
prysiadky) or vprisiadku dancing (Russian: вприсядку) is a type of male dance move in East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian) dances. The dancer squats and thrusts...
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Fortnite Battle Royale (section Dance emotes lawsuits)
recognized or compensated for the dance move. BlocBoy JB filed another suit against Epic over his "Shoot" dance move, represented by the in-game "Hype"...
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