2. BALLROOM DANCING
Ballroom dancing began in the
18th and 19th centuries in
Europe when kings and queens
were entertained by dancing
performances, but it became
popular with the masses in the
early 1900s.
3. BALLROOM DANCING
Originated from the Latin word
“BALLARE” which means “TO
DANCE”
Applies to any one of several
dances in which two
individuals, a “leader” and a
“follower”, dance with physical
contact.
4. BALLROOM DANCING
A form of social dancing
whose primary purpose is for
recreation and entertainment.
People nowadays do ballroom
dancing as a form of exercise
or personal enjoyment.
5. BALLROOM DANCING
Also known as “Partner
Dancing”
DANCE SPORT (or
Competitive Dancing)
helped revive interest in
ballroom dancing.
6. BALLROOM DANCING
19th century – Ballroom
Dancing became an integral
part of Physical Education in
American public and in
private schools.
7. BALLROOM DANCING
A form of social dancing
whose primary purpose is for
recreation and entertainment.
People nowadays do ballroom
dancing as a form of exercise
or personal enjoyment.
23. JIVE
Also known in recent
years as “Swing”, is a
lively, energetic dance
combining quick footwork
and graceful arm
movements with swirls and
dips.
24. JIVE
One evening in 1927,
SHORTZ GEORGE
SNOWDEN named it
“LINDY HOP”.
Mid-1930s, it was
renamed “JITTERBUG”.
25. JIVE
LAURÉ HAILE
1940s, made the first
documentation of the
dance and named it
“WESTERN SWING”