what's the genre of ballroom dancing such as swing & cha cha cha)???

Question

i wanna know what's the genre of swing and cha cha...

its not latin...

i think its not latin... coz' latin has their own genre...
there are latin pop, latin rock and so on...
and there is no rythm genre... there is only rythmic genre... and ballroom is also not a genre...

Answer 1

There are 2 main styles of ballroom dancing in the US: American and International.

American Rhythm division of Ballroom consist of East Coast Swing, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Mambo, and Bolero.
So the dances you listed are part of American Rhythm.

Cha cha cha (slightly different version of it) is also part of International Latin ballroom, where the dances are Cha Cha Cha Samba, Paso Doble, Rumba and Jive. Swing is not part of International Latin. Jive is there instead, which is still type of swing dance but looks rather different.

People who dance many types of swing but not ballroom (like Lindy Hop, Jitterbug) will be the ones who disagree with swing classified as Latin because they tend to not like the way Swing is danced in Ballroom. To them, swing is just that - swing. But in the context of ballroom, Swing and Cha cha are Rhythm, or Latin with good enough of approximation.

Answer 2

There are four types of ballroom styles: International Latin, American Rhythm, International Standard and American Smooth.

You're probably thinking of the American Rhythm division, which includes Cha Cha Cha, Rumba, Bolero (which is similar to Rumba, but has a rise-and-fall action and a longer stride), Mambo (which is similar to Salsa) and East Coast Swing. The reason I think this is that you are referring to it as "Cha Cha Cha". The international style name is "Cha Cha". International Latin, which is similar to American Rhythm, includes Cha Cha (American Style Cha Cha Cha is slower than International Style Cha Cha), Rumba (American Style Rumba is faster than International Style Rumba), Samba, Paso Doble and Jive (which is a swing dance).

However, people who specialize in Swing (both for competitions focusing exclusively on Swing and for social events) use the term to refer to an entire group of dances that includes East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Jive, Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and Carolina Shag.

The International Standard dances are Waltz, Viennese Waltz (faster than the Waltz), Foxtrot, Tango (this is a ballroom Tango, not the Argentine Tango) and Quickstep. The American Smooth dances are Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango and Peabody which is currently not done much, but looks a little like Quickstep. American Smooth dances look quite different from the International Standard ones. International Standard dances are done with a relatively fixed hold. American Smooth dancers frequently break the hold and dance side-by-side, a la Fred and Ginger.

Answer 3

For ballroom competition purposes, it is called the Latin Division.. Includes jive (swing), cha cha, rhumba, paso doble, and one I am forgetting... As opposed to the American Standard division that includes waltz, etc.

Answer 4

Rhythm. American ballroom dancing consists of "smooth" (foxtrot, waltz, tango, Viennese waltz) and "rhythm" (swing, cha cha, mambo, rumba, samba) divisions that are equivalent to the International style "standard" (foxtrot, waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, quickstep) and "latin" (cha cha, samba, rumba, paso doble, jive) divisions. But if you call it "latin" nobody's likely to gripe about it.

Answer 5

Latin, the only "genres" are Latin Standard and International Open. well, at least for professional competetion.

Answer 6

Maybe it's just me, but ballroom, swing, and chacha all sound like genres in and of themselves.

Answer 7

it's latin

Answer 8

tango