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ARE latin/ballroom dress same thing? is tango same as latin? so confsuing pleez tell me the difference between all ballroom/latin dresses! can u have all stylees in 1 dress!? BEST ANSWER 10 POINTS

2006-06-16 15:00:12 · 7 answers · asked by the5500 2 in Arts & Humanities Dancing

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Ballroom divides into Smooth (think Disney princess) and Latin (barely any clothes). In theory, you can have a basic black knee-length dress that could double for both styles, but it would look really awkward on the floor. So, girls wear their Prom dresses for smooth and their "I hope Mom doesn't see this" short skirts and tight-fitting tops for Latin.

2006-06-18 12:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by michellesm 3 · 0 1

I love these types of questions. A Latin dress is not the same as a Ballroom dress. Ballroom dresses tend to have a fuller skirt and aways reach to midcalf. Latin dresses tend to be shorter, tighter fitting everywhere, and reveal more skin. Tango is not the same as Latin. There are five different types of Tango. THe most commonly known are American, International, and Argentine. American and International are the formalized, ballroom versions of Argentine Tango. Most people believe Tango to be a Latin dance, but any ballroom dancer will tell you that it is a Ballroom dance with a Latin flair. To answer the final part of your question, you can not have Ballroom and Latin styles in the same dress. Argentine Tango, which you are thinking of when you ask if Tango is Latin, does have its own particular look for clothing which is a completely different look in and of itself. There are many Ballroom dance designers who have websites that you can look at and it will guide you through what you need.

2006-06-17 02:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by shondalondameggy 1 · 0 0

Ballroom is the umbrella term. Under this, there are two styles, latin and standard. Standard includes all the beautiful, flowy dances, such as the waltz and the foxtrot. Latin includes the sexier dances, such as the tango and the jive.

Generally, you would wear a different dress for each dance, in order to accentuate the movement of that particular dance.

If you're just starting classes, stick with something with a loose skirt and you should be fine.

2006-06-16 22:10:47 · answer #3 · answered by d291173 5 · 0 0

Ballroom is broken down into two main categories: Smooth and Rhythm (Latin). Under Smooth, the dances are : Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango, Quick Step, Viennese Waltz. Under Rhythm: East Coast Swing, Jive, West Coast Swing, Rumba, Cha Cha, Mambo/Salsa, Bolero, Meringue, Night Club Two Step, and Country/Western Two Step. Argentine Tango falls into its own category, somewhere between the two. There are TWO very different styles of Ballroom: American Style and International Style. They are dance in different frame, but both are beautiful. American Style is what you see socially. Hope this helps. If you are going out and plan to dance all these dances, I suggest you wear an outfit that has at least a full circle skirt slit up to the leg joint on the left side...wear dance pants under. You can do both beautiful smooth and all Latin in this outfit.

2006-06-17 06:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Latin and usual are thoroughly diverse. Tango could be a typical dance or its very own component (Argentine) yet is unquestionably no longer between the Latin dances. Jive, although no longer from Latin united states of america of america, is a Latin dance. The terminology could desire to be much less complicated to novices, however the easy thank you to tell the version isn't their beginning yet whether or no longer they use heel leads (common) or ball-flat (Latin) footwork. Socially, of course, you won't be able to ok replace clothing after each and every dance, so a compromise is termed for.

2016-12-08 09:52:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

No. Ballroom dresses are typically long and flowy for international standard and American smooth. Latin dresses are short and close fitting to show off the body movements for the rythym dances (int. latin, american rythym).

2006-06-18 15:42:34 · answer #6 · answered by Samba Queen 5 · 0 0

no u see they are two different dresses and different music the difference of the dresses is the puffiness that they have and yes u may have all of the style in one dress

2006-06-16 16:24:13 · answer #7 · answered by PR3TTY GURL 1 · 0 0

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