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Ballroom dance is a set of European partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.
Ball culture. Contestant in a ball at the National Museum of African Art, 2016. The Ballroom scene (also known as the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or just Ballroom) is an African-American and Latino underground LGBTQ+ subculture. Its origins can be found in drag balls of the mid-19th century United States, such as those hosted by ...
Ballroom tango. Ballroom tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance. The present day ballroom tango is divided into two disciplines: American Style and International Style.
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, [ 1] as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, [ 2] at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair . Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizations at the national and international level, such as the World DanceSport Federation .
Danzón. Danzón is the official musical genre and dance of Cuba. [ 3] It is also an active musical form in Mexico and is still beloved in Puerto Rico. The danzón evolved from the Cuban contradanza (also known as the habanera ). In Cuba, these dances were influenced by African rhythmic and dance styles and so became a genuine fusion of ...
Come Dancing came to an end in 1998, but was revamped in 2004 as the edgier, celeb-ier version. The title mixed the classic BBC show with Baz Luhrmann’s racy dance drama Strictly Ballroom, the ...
Rhumba, also known as ballroom rumba, is a genre of ballroom music and dance that appeared in the East Coast of the United States during the 1930s. It combined American big band music with Afro-Cuban rhythms, primarily the son cubano, but also conga and rumba. Although taking its name from the latter, ballroom rumba differs completely from ...
The gunman attacked the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, one of the best-known hubs of the vibrant Asian American ballroom dance community in Southern California — a longtime safe haven for older ...