Foxtrot
- a smooth "walking" dance that travels around the dance floor
Waltz - a graceful traveling
dance characterized by its rise and fall
Vienesse Waltz - similar in character to waltz but danced to a much faster
tempo
Tango
- a dramatic traveling dance with its origin in Argentina
East Coast Swing - born in the Big Band era, an original American
dance form
West
Coast Swing - typically danced to R&B music, the state dance of California
Rumba - known as the Latin
dance of love, characterized by its sensual hip action
Bolero - a slow, romantic dance combining characteristics
of waltz, rumba, and tango
Cha Cha - a fast latin dance characterized by Cuban motion and syncopated beat
Mambo - A.K.A Salsa!
this original Cuban dance gave birth to the Cha Cha
Samba - a bouncy traveling Latin dance with a Brazilian
origin
Merengue
- this fun, easy Latin dance is the national dance of the Dominican Republic
Hustle - born in the disco era of the
70's, still danced today to contemporary nightclub music
Nightclub Two Step - a simple, romantic dance designed for contemporary soft rock