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by Diane Jarmolow
| Amalgamation:
A combination of two or more patterns or movements.
Amateur
Dancer:
A person for whom dancing is a hobby and who does not seek
financial gain from the teaching or performing of dancing. |
Diane Jarmolow |
American
Style:
A type of ballroom dancing, which evolved from social dancing and
is now a fully recognized competitive style of dance. The Smooth style allows
the dancers to be in open positions allowing for a very “Fred and Ginger” style.
The nine dances are divided into two groups:
(1) Smooth style
consisting of:
Foxtrot
Waltz
Tango
Viennese Waltz
(2)
Rhythm style consisting of:
Cha Cha
Rumba
East Coast
Swing
Bolero
Mambo
Arm Styling
Positioning and movement
of the arms, reflecting the character and style of the
dance.
Associate:
(1) The first complete level of dance
figures in the International Style and some American Style syllabi representing
the foundation of movements and basic dance concepts. (2) A degree attained by a
Professional Dancer as a result of passing a certifying teaching exam covering
the Associate Syllabus.
Basic Figure:
A standardized step
pattern, which together with other patterns constitute the basis of a
dance.
Bronze Level:
The first complete level of the Medallist
System, representing the foundation of movements and basic dance concepts. Also
used in Competitions, representing a level above Newcomer and below Silver
danced by Amateurs.
Choreography:
A creation or compilation of
steps, patterns and movements which make up a dance or a dance
routine.
Closed Division:
A category at a DanceSport event,
which requires that competitors may only dance figures that are specific to a
certain level and syllabus and may not dance variations and choreography outside
of the syllabus.
Closed Figure:
A dance figure where the feet
close on the last step. Examples are Left and Right Box Turns in the American
Style and Reverse And Natural Turns in the International Style.
Closed
Turn:
Combination:
A group of consecutive patterns and
choreography. Similar to Amalgamation but sometimes involving a slightly
more advanced set of patterns.
Continuity Movement:
The
continuous passing of the feet from one step to the next. This action is used
from Silver Level on in American Style Waltz, Foxtrot and Viennese Waltz and is
also characteristic of the International Foxtrot and is used greatly in
International Waltz and Quickstep.
DanceSport
The official name
given to the sport of competitive Ballroom Dancing. Relates to the more athletic
form of Ballroom Dancing as recognized by the Olympic
Committee.
Drop:
A theatrical type of movement in which the
follower’s body weight is partially or completely supported by the leader while
at least one part of the follower’s body remains in contact with the
floor.
English Style:
The Internationally recognized style of
ballroom dancing synonymous with International Style Ballroom
Dancing.
Exhibition Ballroom Dancing:
Also called Demonstration
Dancing, this represents the performing of dance routines for an audience in a
stylized, theatrical way.
Fellow:
(1) The final complete level
of dance figures in the International Style and some American Style syllabi
representing the most advanced movements and dance concepts.
(2) A degree
attained by a Professional Dancer as a result of passing a certifying teaching
exam covering the Fellowship Syllabus.
Figure:
A standardized
step pattern that, together with other patterns, constitute the
dance.
Floor Craft:
The ability of the leader to maneuver around
the dance floor in a skilled and controlled manner as to avoid colliding with
other dancers.
Following:
The ability of the follower to react
correctly to the signals given by the leader through physical and visual
connections.
Formation Team:
A group of three or more dancers
who perform ballroom style routines.
Freestyle:
(1) Dancing
done on the dance floor in an apart where each person dances to the music doing
steps of their own creation without a particular pattern or sequence
(2)
Dancing with a partner in any kind of hold where the leader improvises steps.
May be danced by inexperienced dancers who have never taken dance lessons or, by
very advanced dancers who are so well trained in leading and following that
improvisation is creative and natural.
Freestyle Division:
A
division of competition with one or more couples on the floor, designed for the
leaders to lead the follower without memorized dance routines. Also, the ability
to change a predetermined routine when necessary.
General Dancing:
The portion of the program when the dance floor is open to the audience
for social dancing.
Gold Level:
The third complete level of the
Medallist System, representing the most advanced figures and dance concepts.
Also used in Competitions, representing a level above Silver danced by
Amateurs.
Hip Motion:
A very general term to mean any type of
hip movement used in Latin Dancing. Similar to Cuban Motion and Latin
Motion.
International Style:
The Internationally recognized
style of ballroom dancing. Couples must remain in closed dance position
throughout the dances. The 10 International Style dances are divided into two
categories:
(1) Standard, consisting of:
Waltz
Tango
Viennese Waltz
Slow
Foxtrot
Quickstep
(2) Latin, consisting of:
Cha
Cha
Samba
Rumba
Paso Doble
Jive
Latin- American
Style:
The category of dances in the International Style that consist of
Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.
Leading:
Effective
communication of intended actions by the leader through the use of leader’s own
body movements and through one or more physical or visual connections to the
follower.
Line Dancing:
A type of non-partner dancing where
everyone starts in a line and learns a set pattern that repeats over and over
again throughout the music. Used in Country Western and Disco Dancing and is fun
and easy to learn.
Lift:
A theatrical type of movement in which
the follower’s body weight is completely supported by the leader and held aloft.
Medalist System:
A system of testing used by dance schools to
measure a student's progress in their dancing. It provides structure in a dance
program of a school and serves to give students a sense of accomplishment in
their dancing.
Member:
(1) The second complete level of dance
figures in the International Style and some American Style syllabi representing
the next set of movements and basic dance concepts. (2) A degree attained by a
Professional Dancer as a result of passing a certifying teaching exam covering
the Member Syllabus.
Mirror Image:
When one partner steps will
be matching the other partner steps, as if viewed in a mirror.
Modern
Style Ballroom:
The term used to describe the Ballroom dances of the
International Style: Waltz, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Tango and Quickstep. This
term has largely been replaced by the term 밪tandard?
Movement:
(1) A shift in position or space. (2)Used to describe a dancer or
couple advancement through space on the dance floor.
Natural
Opposite:
A term used in teaching to say that one partner will be dancing
the same foot positions in a particular dance pattern except in the opposite
direction and on opposite feet.
Natural Turn:
Any dance
pattern that turns to the right.
NightClub Dances:
Dances
designed to be danced in a club or on a small dance floor.
Open
Division:
A dance category at a dance competition where the dancers are
permitted to dance figures not normally included in a standard syllabus for that
particular level. (i.e. Open Gold Foxtrot).
Open Figure:
A very
general term that can have several meanings. (1)Not in normal dance hold, (2)
Use of continuity instead of closing feet, (3) Ending in Promenade Position
(i.e. Open Telemark, Open Impetus), (4) A pattern not in a
Syllabus,
Open Turn:
Refers to a figure where the feet do not
close on any of the steps.
Patterns:
The term we use to mean a
series of specific steps that comprise a figure. Means the same as
밊igure?
Picture Line:
A dance figure (e.g. Oversway, Contra
Check) characterized by changing shapes in stationary position. Also known as
Line.
Professional Dancer:
A dancer who teaches, performs or
competes for a living. A dancer who receives financial compensation for their
work as a dancer and would be ineligible to compete as an
Amateur.
Progressive Movement:
Any dance steps that are designed
to move the couple down the line of dance.
Reverse Turn:
(1)
Any turn that turns to the left.
(2) A turn used in Waltz, Foxtrot, Viennese
Waltz, and Tango that turns to the left over six steps.
Rhythm
Category:
A category of dancing that include the following American Style
dances danced at competitions: Rumba, Cha Cha, Bolero, Mambo and
Swing
Rumba Walk:
Highly stylized Forward or Backward Walks done
in the Rumba, characterized by stepping onto a straight
leg.
Showcase:
An unjudged dance exhibition.
Silver
Level:
The second level of dance patterns in a syllabus following Bronze
and before Gold. Silver Level is the first time a dancer may use continuity
(open steps) in the American Style Waltz and
Foxtrot.
Scrutineer:
A certified dance official who tabulates
the judges?scores from the competitive events.
Slot:
Used as a
concept in certain dances (i.e. West Coast Swing) where the goal is for the
follower to dance on a track, turn around, and then come back on the same track
in the opposite direction. The leader job is to move slightly out of the track
(slot) to allow the follower a clear path.
Slow Dancing:
A
general term meant for dancing to very slow, romantic music where the couple
rocks from foot to foot, improvising their own moves, with a very close, cuddly
hold. No dance lessons required.
Smooth Style Ballroom:
The
term used in Dancesport events and in general to mean American Style Waltz,
Foxtrot, Tango and Viennese Waltz.
Social Dancing:
Ballroom,
Latin, Swing and Nightclub dances done in dance halls, dance schools, etc. where
the dancing is more relaxed and meant for the enjoyment of the dancers and not
for show.
Standard Style Ballroom
The name that replaced the
term modern to mean The International Style Ballroom dances- Waltz, Foxtrot,
Viennese Waltz, Tango and Quickstep.
Step:
Frequently used to
mean the same as Figure or Pattern.
Syncopate:
To
add or subtract steps within a specific number of beats performed by dancers to
vary the normal step and to allow for personal expression and
creativity.
Theater Arts/Cabaret Division:
A division at
DanceSport Events that involve dramatic lifts and drops usually performed by
strong, highly trained dancers requiring unusual flexibility and
balance.
Variation
A varied or more advanced pattern than the
corresponding basic figure which still contains the same main
element.
Yes!
The appropriate response when someone asks you
to dance. source:
www.DanceVison.com
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