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The country/western two-step, often called the Texas two-step[ 2] or simply the two-step, [ 3] is a country/western dance usually danced to country music in common time. "Traditional [Texas] two-step developed, my theory goes, because it is suited to fiddle and guitar music played two-four time with a firm beat [found in country music].
Reel (dance) The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North America. [ 1] In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey ...
Treble jig. A treble jig ( Irish: port tribile) is an Irish dance which is done in hard shoes. It is also known as the "heavy jig" (as opposed to the light jig, slip jig, single jig, and reel which are done as soft shoes). [1] It is performed to music with a 6/8 time signature. The dance is usually 40 bars to 48 bars in length, but is danced ...
The basic step in Carolina shag is a six-count, eight-step pattern danced in a slot. The rhythm is similar to six-count Swing in that it is triple step, triple step, rock step or counted as "one-and-two, three-and-four, five-six". Eight shag dance steps are in the basic pattern. The "one-and-two" and "three-and-four" steps should take about as ...
3. 4. Cross-step waltz (originally, the French Valse Boston) is a social ballroom dance in triple ⓘ time, performed primarily in closed position, to slower tempo waltz music (around 110 to 120 beats per minute ). It is characterized by a "primary cross-step" where the Lead role crosses the right foot over the left, as the Follow role crosses ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... Dances with triple time music signature (3/4, 3/8, 9/8 , etc.) Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory ...
Kozachok is a fast, linear, couple-dance in 2 4 time, typically in a constantly increasing tempo and of an improvisatory character. In the 17th century, kozachok became fashionable in court music in Europe. [4] It is typically in a minor key in Ukraine, and in a major key in Russia.
Time signature. 4. 4. Year. 1950's. Origin. Cuba. The cha-cha-cha (also called cha-cha ), is a dance of Cuban origin. [ 1][ 2] It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by the Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early 1950s. This rhythm was developed from the danzón-mambo.