Art of dancing

  How to Waltz Dance: 6 Steps for the Lead Dancer The ballroom dance requires two people: one leads and one follows. To begin, both dancers stand about a foot apart facing each other. The lead dancer places their right hand on the follower's left shoulder and then the dance begins. 1.   Step forward with your left foot . Stand with your feet hip distance apart and step forward with the left foot while moving your body in the direction of your left foot. 2.   Move to your right . Move your right foot sideways to the right. 3.   Close your left foot to your right foot . Bring your left foot next to your right foot so your feet are  parallel  and nearly touching. 4.   Step back with your right foot . Take a step back with your right foot. 5.   Move back and to your left . Take a single step with your left foot that moves you back and sideways to the left. 6.   Close your right foot to your left foot . Move your right foot next to your left foot so your feet are parallel and nearly tou

  The waltz is a style of ballroom dance involving two dancers who face each other and perform six steps known as the box step. What Is the Waltz? The waltz is a ballroom dance in which a couple turns rhythmically around the dance floor using the waltz box step, a series of six waltz dance steps that form the shape of a box. Composers commonly write waltzes in a three-fourths  time signature  (which indicates how many beats are in each measure of a piece of music, as well as which note value is counted as a beat). The waltz is one of the most popular dances in ballroom dancing and one of the easiest of the  ballroom dance  styles. It's considered a closed-position dance because the two dance partners hold each other while facing each other. It’s also a common dance at weddings and other special occasions. A Brief History of the Waltz The waltz (derived from the German word walzen, meaning “to revolve”) can be traced back to thirteenth-century Europe. Here’s a short history of the w

                                               4 Fundamental Tap Dance Steps for Beginners Have you ever watched good dancers make even the most complicated techniques look effortless? Watching an experienced dancer perform a tap routine can be magical. And, this can also happen for you if you learn these 4  tap dance steps  that are simple but essential elements of all tap  choreography .  Get ready to train your own feet to create a unique mixture of motion and music! This beginner’s guide will give you easy-to-follow steps and a   tap-dancing video  for each move. What are the fundamental tap dance steps for beginners? There are 4 basic  tap dance moves : shuffle ball, ball change, step-heel and heel-step, and single buffalo. Once you learn these steps, you’ll be on your way to tap dancing like a pro! Shuffle Ball change Step-heel and heel-step Single buffalo 1. Shuffle The shuffle is one of the first  tap dance steps  you should learn. It’s a combination of two moves that are even

                                  TAP DANCE tap dance , style of  dance  in which a dancer wearing shoes fitted with heel and toe taps sounds out audible beats by rhythmically striking the floor or any other hard surface. Early history Tap originated in the  United States  through the fusion of several ethnic percussive dances, primarily West African sacred and  secular  step dances ( gioube ) and Scottish, Irish, and English  clog dances , hornpipes, and  jigs . Until the last few decades of the 20th century, it was believed that enslaved Africans and Irish indentured servants had observed each other’s dances on Southern plantations and that tap dancing was born from this contact. In the late 20th century, however, researchers suggested tha t tap instead was nurtured in such urban   environments   as the   Five Points   District in   New York City , where a variety of ethnic groups lived side by side under crowded conditions and in constant contact with the distinctly urban rhythms an

            5 FAMOUS BALLET DANCE FORM  There have been a number of famous ballets over the years that have lent themselves to legendary performances. Some popular ballets include: 1.   Swan Lake :  Swan Lake  is one of the most famous classical ballets of all time, and features music by Tchaikovsky. It has been performed by countless ballet companies around the world, though the first production at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia in 1877 was considered a flop. The ballet tells the story of a prince who goes out hunting one night and discovers a swan who turns into a beautiful young woman. 2.   The Nutcracker : This Tchaikovsky-scored classical ballet debuted in 1892 at the Mariinsky theater in St. Petersburg, Russia. Set on Christmas Eve,  The Nutcracker  follows a young girl who shrinks down to the size of a mouse and becomes embroiled in a battle between her toy nutcracker and an army of mice. The original ballet was choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, but American

                           BALLET DANCE What Is Ballet Dance? Ballet dance is a traditional art form that originated over 500 years ago in Italy. Though ballet dancers are trained to appear gentle and graceful in their movements, ballet technique requires a tremendous amount of strength, balance, technical skill, and  flexibility . Dance moves like arabesques, pliés, and pirouettes are part of the basic movement vocabulary of ballet. Traditionally, female ballet dancers perform en pointe------- meaning on the points of their tiptoes. Some of the most famous ballets include Swan lake, The Nutcraker and Romeo and juliet.   A Brief History of Ballet Ballet was first performed and practiced by nobility in rarified spaces, and is now one of the most well-known and widely-taught forms of the performing arts. Here is a brief history of ballet: Origins in Renaissance Italy : Ballet was originally taught to Italian noblemen and women at extravagant, celebratory events in the fifteenth century.