Ballroom Dancing
10th Edition
Published on 1. January 2009
320 pages
978-1-4081-0933-5 (ISBN)
Description
A guide to ballroom dancing. It includes all the main ballroom dances,
along with versions of most dances approved for championships. There
are diagrams showing every step from both the male and female
perspective. This tenth edition is revised and updated.
along with versions of most dances approved for championships. There
are diagrams showing every step from both the male and female
perspective. This tenth edition is revised and updated.
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Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
c 100 line drawings
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-0933-5 (9781408109335)
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Alex Moore
Ballroom Dancing
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Person
Alex Moore was President of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and an Honorary President of the International Council of Ballroom Dancing. He was a pioneer of modern ballroom dancing, and an adjudicator, organiser and teacher of international renown.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Contents
- FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE NINTH EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
- INTRODUCTORY SECTION
- Suggested Method of Approach
- The Hold
- The Poise, Balance and General Outline of the Walk
- Contrary Body Movement
- Footwork
- Rise and Fall - Body
- Amount of Turn
- Alignment
- Body Sways
- Leading and Following
- Abbreviations
- Definitions of Technical Terms
- How to Read the Charts
- The Descriptions
- Position of Steps in Relation to the Body (Diagram)
- Directions of Steps or Positions of Body in Relation to the Room (Diagram)
- Illustration of the Term "Across the Line of Dance
- SECTION I: THE QUICKSTEP
- General Notes
- The Walk, Forward and Backward
- Quarter Turns to Right and Left
- Progressive Chassé
- Natural Turn
- Natural Pivot Turn
- Natural Spin Turn
- Chassé Reverse Turn
- Cross Chassé
- Forward Lock
- Reverse Pivot
- Progressive Chassé to Right
- Zig Zag, Back Lock and Running Finish
- Tipple Chassé to Right
- Double Reverse Spin
- Cross Swivel
- Fish Tail
- Running Right Turn
- Quick Open Reverse
- Four Quick Run
- The V-Six
- Closed Telemark, Open Telemark, Closed Impetus and Open Impetus
- Suggested Quickstep Amalgamations
- SECTION II: THE WALTZ
- General Notes
- Right Foot Closed Change (from Natural Turn to Reverse Turn)
- Left Foot Closed Change (from Reverse Turn to Natural Turn)
- Natural Turn
- Reverse Turn
- Hesitation Change
- Outside Change
- Natural Spin Turn
- Whisk
- Chassé from Promenade Position
- Reverse Corté
- Back Whisk (From a Reverse Corté)
- Double Reverse Spin
- Outside Spin
- Open Telemark (With Cross Hesitation finish)
- Wing
- Open Impetus (With Cross Hesitation finish)
- Drag Hesitation and Back Lock
- Progressive Chassé to Right
- Turning Lock (After a Natural Spin Turn)
- Weave from Promenade Position
- Suggested Waltz Amalgamations
- SECTION III: THE FOXTROT
- General Notes
- The Walk - Forward and Backward
- Feather
- Three Step
- Natural Turn
- Reverse Turn
- Reverse Wave
- Change of Direction
- Closed Impetus
- Closed Telemark
- Open Telemark (With a Feather Ending)
- Hover Telemark
- Hover Feather
- Natural Telemark
- Natural Twist Turn
- Basic Weave
- Top Spin
- Outside Swivel (From the Open Telemark and Natural Turn)
- Natural Weave
- Weave from Promenade Position
- Suggested Foxtrot Amalgamations
- SECTION IV: THE TANGO
- General Notes
- The Walk Forward
- The Walk Backward
- Progressive Side Step
- Rock Turn
- Walk into Promenade Position
- Progressive Link
- Closed Promenade
- Open Promenade
- Back Corté
- Rocks
- Open Reverse Turn, Lady in Line
- Open Reverse Turn, Lady Outside
- Basic Reverse Turn
- Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
- Natural Twist Turn
- Natural Promenade Turn
- Promenade Link
- Four Step
- Fallaway Promenade
- Outside Swivel and Brush Tap (From an Open Promenade or Open Finish)
- Reverse Outside Swivel
- Suggested Tango Amalgamations
- SECTION V: RHYTHM DANCING (SOCIAL FOXTROT AND QUICKSTEP)
- Quick Tempo
- Slow Tempo
- SECTION VI: THE VIENNESE WALTZ
- General Notes
- Reverse Turn
- Natural Turn
- RF Forward Change Step - Natural to Reverse
- LF Forward Change Step - Reverse to Natural
- LF Backward Change Step - Natural to Reverse
- RF Backward Change Step - Reverse to Natural
- Reverse Fleckerl
- Natural Fleckerl
- Check from Reverse Fleckerl to Natural Fleckerl
- SECTION VII: FOR THE KEEN DANCER
- Amateur Medal Tests
- Competition Dancing
- Expression in Dancing
- SECTION VIII: BALLROOM PARTY DANCES
- Paul Jones
- Excuse Me" Dance
- Spot Dance
