International Square Dancing Month on September, 2024: which are dances your dance?
September, 2024 is International Square Dancing Month 2024. September is International Square Dance Month Square dancing was brought to
Current 21st-20th Century Dance:
I'm learning ballet now. Experience < 1 month
My Argentine Syllabus: Experience < 4 months
Argentine Tango + Tango Vals + Tango Waltz
My American Ballroom Syllabus: Experience < 6 months
American Ballroom Tango
Foxtrot
Waltz
My American Style Rhythm Syllabus: Experience < 6 months
Cha Cha Cha
Rhumba
Merengue
Salsa
Mambo
East Coast Swing
Jitterbug
Charleston
Lindy Hop
Have any of you been wondering how I can be both experienced and a newbie? Well I'm a ballroom dance and ballet newbie, but I'm experienced at other forms of dance:
19th Century Historical Dance: (first danced around 1978)
English Regency Dance (1802-1820)
Medieval and Renaissance Dance (first dance around 1976)
15th and 16th Century Italian Balli
Pavannes
Galliardes
Allemandes
Measures
Bransles
American Colonial and English Country Dance/Contra/Square
Jane Austin Era Romance Dance
Contra Dance
Square Dancing
Round Dancing
International Folk Dance (first danced Israeli Folk around 1968)
A variety of Ethnic Folk Dance passed down across the eras, with a concentration in Israeli Folk Dance from my heritage.
-- So now you know the origin of the name:Experienced Newbie --
September is . . . . Self Improvement Month, Be Kind To Editors and .........?
How about be kind to strangers, friends and poets?
How about flight month? Or Friendship month?
Or even Grandparent month? I think there used to
an unofficial holiday in September, called Grandparent Day.
What is a list of different kinds of dances?
I love salsa so much. It will be worth it if you commit to learning the steps, which should take 3 months, depending on how much you practice on your steps. Count to yourself so you can salsa to the music. But of course, some people love to salsa on the "2" (Cuban style), or the "1". Take your pick, but be sure you are on the beat.
As for dance types for partner dancing...I can give you several main categories of dance and which dances fall under it...
International Standard
Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep
International Latin
Cha-Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Jive
American Smooth
Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot
American Rhythm
Cha-Cha, Bolero, East Coast Swing (triple count), Rumba, Mambo
Nightclub
Nightclub 2-step, Mambo, Latin Hustle, West Coast Swing,
Salsa, Mambo, Chicago Stepping
Swing Dances/Social Dances/Party Dances
Balboa, 20's Charleston, Lindy Hop, Fish, Swim, Boogaloo, Twist, Peppermint Twist, Mashed Potato, Watusi, Single-Time East Coast Swing, Square Dancing, Contra Dancing, Clogging, Country 2-Step
And there are the Line Dances, Mixers, and Fun Dances....
...Here is the partial list...
Macarena, G-Slide, Electric Slide, DJ Caspar Slide, Line Hustle, Bartender Stomp, Tush Push, Acky Breaky, Honky-Tonk Stomp, Conga, Samba Line Dance, Soca Mixer, Chicken Dance, Hokey-Pokey, Calypso, The Grind, Soujia Boy Line Dance
