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Dança de salão, swing e tango

Valsa, foxtrot, quickstep, salão latino, swing em 6 e 8 tempos, tango e line dance.

Dança de salão

Valsa, foxtrot, quickstep e tango: lentos e rápidos. Dança de salão no blog

Waltz

Compasso
3/4
Agrupamento
3
Andamento
84–90 BPM
Entrada
1 2 3
Estilos
waltz, slow waltz, english waltz

'1 2 3' with the rise and fall over the bar.

De onde vem

  • ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Viennese waltz

Compasso
3/4
Agrupamento
3
Andamento
174–180 BPM
Entrada
1 2 3
Estilos
viennese waltz

Fast 3/4, rotating turns.

De onde vem

  • ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Foxtrot

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+1+1
Andamento
112–120 BPM
Estilos
foxtrot, slow foxtrot, social foxtrot

Social 'slow slow quick quick' (6 beats, crossing bars). Ballroom figures use 'slow quick quick'.

De onde vem

  • ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Quickstep

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+1+1
Andamento
200–208 BPM
Estilos
quickstep

'Slow quick quick' with chassés and hops.

De onde vem

  • ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Tango (ballroom)

Compasso
2/4
Agrupamento
2+2+1+1+2
Andamento
124–132 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
ballroom tango

'Slow slow quick quick slow' over two bars of 2/4. Tempo is in eighths (31-33 bars per minute).

De onde vem

  • ISTD Ballroom technique (slow and quick timing)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Danças latinas de salão

Contagens de rumba, samba, jive e paso doble. Danças latinas de salão no blog

Rumba

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
4+4
Andamento
96–108 BPM
Entrada
1 2 3 4
Estilos
rumba, ballroom rumba

Count '2 3 4-1': quick, quick, slow, the slow taking 4 and 1.

De onde vem

  • ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Samba

Compasso
2/4
Agrupamento
2+2
Andamento
96–104 BPM
Entrada
1 2 3 4
Estilos
samba, ballroom samba

'1 a 2' bounce: the 'a' is the last quarter of the beat (3/4, 1/4, 1 timing).

De onde vem

  • ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Jive

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2
Andamento
168–176 BPM
Entrada
1 2 3 4
Estilos
jive, ballroom jive

Ballroom count '1 2, 3 a 4, 3 a 4' (rock step, two chassés). Socially counted '1 2 3a4 5a6'.

De onde vem

  • ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Paso doble

Compasso
2/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2+2
Andamento
120–124 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
paso doble

March in 2/4, one step per beat; choreography phrases on 8.

De onde vem

  • ISTD Latin American technique (timing and counts)
  • WDSF competition rules tempo table (bars per minute), converted to beats per minute

Swing

East Coast, West Coast e Lindy hop: 6 e 8 tempos. Swing no blog

East Coast swing (triples first)

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2
Andamento
120–180 BPM
Entrada
5 6
Estilos
east coast swing, jitterbug

Triple, triple, rock step: '1&2 3&4 5 6'.

De onde vem

  • Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

East Coast swing (rock step first)

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2
Andamento
120–180 BPM
Entrada
5 6
Estilos
east coast swing, jitterbug

Rock step first, as often taught to beginners: '1 2 3&4 5&6'.

De onde vem

  • Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

West Coast swing 6-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2
Andamento
80–130 BPM
Entrada
5 6
Estilos
west coast swing

'1 2 3&4 5&6' with the anchor step on 5&6 (sugar push, passes).

De onde vem

  • West Coast Swing: WSDC and US Open teaching; 6- and 8-count patterns ending in an anchor step

West Coast swing 8-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2+2
Andamento
80–130 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
west coast swing

Whips: '1 2 3&4 5 6 7&8' with the anchor on 7&8.

De onde vem

  • West Coast Swing: WSDC and US Open teaching; 6- and 8-count patterns ending in an anchor step

Lindy hop 8-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2+2
Andamento
110–260 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
lindy hop, swing

Swing out: rock step, triple, step step, triple ('1 2 3&4 5 6 7&8').

De onde vem

  • Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

Lindy hop 6-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
2+2+2
Andamento
110–260 BPM
Entrada
5 6
Estilos
lindy hop, swing

6-count patterns: '1 2 3&4 5&6'.

De onde vem

  • Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

Charleston 8-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
4+4
Andamento
140–280 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
charleston, lindy hop, swing

Kick-step Charleston on 8 counts, solo or partnered.

De onde vem

  • Swing dance teaching: 6- and 8-count patterns with triple steps '3&4' and swung eighths (Frankie Manning's Lindy hop teaching tradition)

Balboa

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
4+4
Andamento
170–320 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
balboa, pure bal, bal-swing

Up-hold basic: three steps and a hold (lift) on 4 and 8.

De onde vem

  • Balboa teaching from the Southern California tradition (up-hold basic)

Tango argentino

Tango, milonga e vals: a batida e a frase. Tango argentino no blog

Argentine tango

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
4+4
Andamento
55–75 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
argentine tango, tango

8-count basic (salida). Tempo is the walking pulse.

De onde vem

  • Argentine tango teaching (Buenos Aires milonga tradition): walking on the beat, milonga traspié, vals danced on the 1

Milonga (traspié)

Compasso
2/4
Agrupamento
2+2
Andamento
80–115 BPM
Entrada
1 2 3 4
Estilos
milonga, argentine tango

Traspié: 'quick quick slow' doubling the step on '1 & 2'.

De onde vem

  • Argentine tango teaching (Buenos Aires milonga tradition): walking on the beat, milonga traspié, vals danced on the 1

Tango vals

Compasso
3/4
Agrupamento
3
Andamento
180–225 BPM
Entrada
1 2 3
Estilos
vals, argentine tango

Danced mostly on the 1 of each bar, sometimes on 1 and 3.

De onde vem

  • Argentine tango teaching (Buenos Aires milonga tradition): walking on the beat, milonga traspié, vals danced on the 1

Line dance e country

Two-step, paredes de 32, 48 e 64, tags e restarts. Line dance e country no blog

Line dance 32-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
4+4
Andamento
80–160 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
line dance, country

A 32-count wall: 4 eights, then the dance turns to the next wall. Tags and restarts go in a phrase sequence.

De onde vem

  • Line dance step sheets: dances described by count (32, 48, 64) and walls, with tags and restarts (UCWDC and step-sheet convention)

Line dance 48-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
4+4
Andamento
80–160 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
line dance, country

A 48-count wall: 6 eights, then the dance turns to the next wall. Tags and restarts go in a phrase sequence.

De onde vem

  • Line dance step sheets: dances described by count (32, 48, 64) and walls, with tags and restarts (UCWDC and step-sheet convention)

Line dance 64-count

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
4+4
Andamento
80–160 BPM
Entrada
5 6 7 8
Estilos
line dance, country

A 64-count wall: 8 eights, then the dance turns to the next wall. Tags and restarts go in a phrase sequence.

De onde vem

  • Line dance step sheets: dances described by count (32, 48, 64) and walls, with tags and restarts (UCWDC and step-sheet convention)

Country two-step

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
1+1+2+2
Andamento
140–200 BPM
Entrada
5 6
Estilos
two-step, texas two-step, country

'Quick quick slow slow' over 6 beats.

De onde vem

  • Country western dance teaching (UCWDC two-step timing)

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Hustle

Compasso
4/4
Agrupamento
3
Andamento
110–125 BPM
Entrada
&
Estilos
hustle, disco

'& 1 2 3': three-beat pattern over 4/4 music; the '&' at the end leads into the next 1.

De onde vem

  • New York disco hustle teaching ('&1 2 3' count)

12/8 in four (3+3+3+3)

Compasso
12/8
Agrupamento
3+3+3+3
Andamento
150–330 BPM
Estilos
blues dance, slow 12/8, doo-wop, 6/8 ballad

Twelve eighths in four dotted beats: '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12', a step on each 1, 4, 7 and 10. Tempo is in eighths; the dotted beat runs at a third of it.

De onde vem

  • Blues and slow-swing dance teaching: 12/8 shuffle felt in four dotted beats
  • Standard music theory: compound quadruple meter 12/8 (four dotted-quarter beats)