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  2. Boogie-woogie (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Boogie-woogie in competition is a led, partnered dance, not choreographed. It falls under the umbrella of swing dance, but is distinct from Lindy Hop. It follows a six-beat dance pattern, usually cued as "step-step, triple step, triple step", each word taking one beat but the second syllable of "triple" delayed to match the music's syncopation.

  3. Ballroom dance - Wikipedia

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    Ballroom dance is a set ... mambo, Lindy Hop, swing boogie ... "Review of James Nott, Going to the palais: a social and cultural history of dancing and dance halls in ...

  4. Jive (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Jive (dance) The jive is a dance style that originated in the United States from African Americans in the early 1930s. The name of the dance comes from the name of a form of African-American vernacular slang, popularized in the 1930s by the publication of a dictionary by Cab Calloway, the famous jazz bandleader and singer. [1]

  5. Swing (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Origin. 1920's, Harlem, New York City, U.S. [1] Evita and Michael at 2011 Catalina Swing Dance Festival. Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era". Hundreds of styles of swing dancing were developed; those that ...

  6. List of dances - Wikipedia

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    It is a non-categorized, index list of specific dances. It may also include dances which could either be considered specific dances or a family of related dances. For example, ballet, ballroom dance and folk dance can be single dance styles or families of related dances. See following for categorized lists: List of dance style categories

  7. Boogie-woogie - Wikipedia

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    Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since the 1870s. [1] It was eventually extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western music, and gospel. While standard blues traditionally expresses a variety of emotions, boogie-woogie ...

  8. Latin dance - Wikipedia

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    Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America, though a few styles originated elsewhere. The category of Latin dances in the international dancesport competitions consists of the Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble ...

  9. Savoy Ballroom - Wikipedia

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    The Savoy Ballroom was a large ballroom for music and public dancing located at 596 Lenox Avenue, between 140th and 141st Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. [1] Lenox Avenue was the main thoroughfare through upper Harlem. Poet Langston Hughes calls it the "Heartbeat of Harlem" in Juke Box Love Song, and he set his ...