American social dancing in the 20th century (original) (raw)
American social dancing has changed a lot through the decades. Social dance is a "classification of dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focus". Some social dances include: ballroom dance, folk dance, square dance, line dance, and even club dancing. These are meant to be fun, and are not intended as competition or performance dances. Social dances reflect the period and culture in which they were originally created. The music involved with each type of dance is also crucial to the style of dance. For example, swing dancing is typically done to big band music, while jazz dance was done to jazz music.
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| dbo:abstract | American social dancing has changed a lot through the decades. Social dance is a "classification of dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focus". Some social dances include: ballroom dance, folk dance, square dance, line dance, and even club dancing. These are meant to be fun, and are not intended as competition or performance dances. Social dances reflect the period and culture in which they were originally created. The music involved with each type of dance is also crucial to the style of dance. For example, swing dancing is typically done to big band music, while jazz dance was done to jazz music. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | American social dancing has changed a lot through the decades. Social dance is a "classification of dance styles, where sociability and socializing are the primary focus". Some social dances include: ballroom dance, folk dance, square dance, line dance, and even club dancing. These are meant to be fun, and are not intended as competition or performance dances. Social dances reflect the period and culture in which they were originally created. The music involved with each type of dance is also crucial to the style of dance. For example, swing dancing is typically done to big band music, while jazz dance was done to jazz music. (en) |
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