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BEFORE THE BALL.
1. Past Ballroom
Dancing Expressions: From the Renaissance to the Age of Reform.
The Renaissance Sets the Stage. The First True “Dancing Queen” . The Dance Masters Create the Roots for Ballet. The Scandalous Waltz. Age of Reform: Queen Victoria (Reign 1837-1901). Waltzing to America.
2. Modern
Ballroom Dancing Expressions: From 1900 to the Present.
1900: The Creature
Dances. 1910: The Castles. 1920s: The Radio and the Phonograph. 1930s: America Cuts a Rug.
1940s: The Latin Beat and World War II. 1950s: The Rock and Roll Invasion. 1960s: Solo
Dancing. 1970s: Disco and the Hustle. 1980s: The Reagan Era. 1990s to the Present.
3. What Makes Us
Dance.
Mysterious
Instinctual Desire. Why Men Dance. Why Women Dance. Deepening Relationships with Dance.
4. Dancing
Through Your Big Day.
The Magic of the
First Dance. The Perfect Song. How Soon Is Soon Enough? Keep the Moment Brief and Let the
Magic Last. Funny, on the Way to Their Wedding, We Learned How to Dance. The Groom
Presents His Bride. Recommended Timelines for the Wedding Dance Scenario.
II. BEFORE
YOUR BALL.
5. Lifestyles
Improve Socially, Psychologically, and Physically.
No Longer a Couch
Potato, Your Dance Card Is Full. Poise and Power Meet Elegance and Romance. Let's Get
Physical…withNonmovement Activity.
6. The Challenges
of Ballroom Dancing.
From Jalopy to
Ferrari. What Is a Dance Step? “The Dynamic Duo” Legs in Action. Patience and
Kindness Are Virtues.
7. Music and More
Music: About the Music on Your CD.
Your Music for
Dancing. Standardization = Acceptance. Track One: Waltz. Track Two: Foxtrot. Track Three:
Tango. Track Four: Viennese Waltz. Track Five: Rumba. Track Six: Merengue. Track Seven:
Samba. Track Eight: Cha-Cha. Track Nine: Mambo. Track Ten: East Coast Swing. Track Eleven:
Hustle.
8. Timing and
Rhythm for the Layperson.
Music and You. Let's
Take a Break from Music. Gardening for Rhythm and Timing. Digging the Beat. The Same Thing
over and over Again. Time Has a Signature. Slows and Quicks. Stressful? Not Really. Using
the Time to Count Time. Listening and Learning.
9. The Plain
Truth About Practicing, Expectations, and Prioritization.
The Three Ps of
Dancing. Some Space to Dance. Suit Up and Hoofs On. Attitude Is Food for Your Muscles. A
Fresh Step. Gearing Up for Practice. The Next Big Dance Step.
III. TWO
BECOME ONE: CREATING THE DANCE COUPLE.
10. The Quickstart
Program(c) Progressive Movements.
Simple but Very
Necessary. Forward. Backward as If You Were Blindfolded. “Perfect Practice Makes
Perfect” . Sideways: The Third and Last Linear Direction. Choreographed Routine.
11. The
Quickstart Program(c) Nonprogressive Movements.
Your First Real
Dance Step. The Common Denominator of Ballroom Dancing. Closing Actions in the Smooth
Dances. Stay in Time. The Box Step Is Your Trailblazer.
12. Dance
Positions with Your Partner.
Let's Get Close and
Physical. Contact Points for the Hands and Arms. One Last Word. Promenade Position. The
Wedding Dip.
13. The
Interactions of the Dance Couple.
Leading and
Following. Use of the Hands and Arms. Leading Rotation. Foot Position in CBMP. Inside and
Outside of a Turn. Magic Part of the Foot. Knee Veer. Sway.
IV. FRED
AND GINGER HERE WE COME: THE SMOOTH DANCES.
14. Your Best
Directions.
Diagram of Line of
Dance. Description of Line of Dance. Why We Use Line of Dance. How We Use Line of Dance.
Common Courtesies on the Dance Floor. Dealing With a Congested Floor.
15. Waltz.
Box with Underarm
Turn. Simple Twinkle. Progressive. Box Turn-1/4 Turn to Left (Counterclockwise). Box
Turn-1/4 to Right (Clockwise). Choreographed Routine: Waltz Routine.
16. Foxtrot.
Rise and Fall with
Rhythm. The Basic: Key Timing. Left Box Turn (Counterclockwise)-Box Rhythm. Rock Turn to
Left: Key Rhythm. Sway Step: Key Rhythm. Simple Twinkle: Box Rhythm. Promenade: Key
Rhythm. Zig Zag in Line: Key Rhythm. Choreographed Routine: Emergency Wedding Routine.
Choreographed Routine: Nightclub Pattern (or Nowhere to Go). Choreographed Routine:
Foxtrot Routine.
17. Tango.
Adding the Special
Touches to Your Tango. Basic Straight. Basic Circular. Promenade Turning Left. Promenade
Turning Right. Corti-Single. Choreographed Routine: Tango Routine.
18. Viennese
Waltz.
Details, Details-or
Dealing with Speed. Balance Steps-Forward and Back, Side. Left Turn-Your Hardest Step!
Forward Progressive Changes. Right Turn. Curtsey and Bow (Used Only to Start the Dance).
Choreographed Routine: Viennese Waltz Routine.
V. THIS
STUFF'S HOT AND SPICY AND REAL COOL, “DADDY-O” .
19. Rumba.
Side Basic. Fifth
Position. Box Step Turning. Cross Body Lead. Outside Partner. Choreographed Routine: Rumba
Routine.
20. Merengue.
Basic to Side.
Nightclub Basic Left Turn. Merengue Box Step. Side Breaks. Arm Slide. Practice Routine:
Merengue Routine.
21. Samba.
Forward and Back
Basic. Side-to-Side Basic. Fifth Position. The Box. Extended Box. Practice Routine: Samba
Routine.
22. Cha-Cha.
Basic in
Place-Nightclub Style. Cha-Cha Side Basic. Progressive Cha-Cha Basic. Outside Partner.
Crossover Break with Spot Turn. Choreographed Routine: Cha-Cha Routine.
23. Mambo.
A Different Start.
Forward and Back Basic. Side Breaks. Side Breaks and Cross. Cross Body Lead. Open Break
Underarm Turn. Choreographed Routine: Mambo Routine.
24. East Coast
Swing.
Quickstart to
Swing's(c) Unit Method for Easy Learning. Closed Basic in Promenade Position. Outside
(Arch) Turn from Closed Promenade Position to Finish in Open Facing Position. The Basic
Figure in Open Facing Position. Inside Turn (Loop Turn) from Open Facing Position
Finishing in Open Facing Position. Leader's Underarm Turn from Open Facing Position to
Closed Promenade Position. Choreographed Routine: Swing Routine.
25. Hustle.
Hustling the
Technique. Basic (Slotted) Right Turn. Lady's Left Underarm Turn (Slotted). Man's Left
Underarm Turn (Slotted). Open to Side Closed Position. Throw Out. Choreographed Routine:
Hustle Routine.
VI. APPENDIXES.
Appendix A.
Glossary.
Appendix B. Further Reading.
Index.
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