Google doesn't help much...
2007-05-26 20:50:45 · 3 answers · asked by Lilliana 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
You can find a lot of them with demonstrations of what they are on http://www.ballroomdancers.com/Learning_Center/
There are also official publications of ISTD syllabus that describe all the syllabus steps and some named variations. You can find them on http://www.ballroomconnection.com/xcart/home.php?cat=8 The red cover books. To say the truth, I found these books not very useful, especially provided how much they cost. At 32 bucks a piece, you might as well upgrade to DVDs.
If all you want is names, the best way to go is google "ISTD ballroom syllabus" ISTD website is under construction, but other websites would have it too.
2007-05-30 11:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't pick one or two. You'll either learn the five Latin dances in the International style (cha cha, samba, rumba, paso doble, and jive) or the five Rhythm dances in the American style (eastern swing, mambo, a different rumba, a slightly different cha cha, and bolero), plus some social dances. They reinforce each other, so learning a bunch is actually easier than learning one or two at a time. There isn't much difference between salsa and mambo; some would say there's no difference at all. Chances are good that your boyfriend won't dance any of the dances you learn at AM, but that's OK. The thing is to learn to dance, and if you learn well what they teach, you'll be able to dance with your boyfriend anyway. You could take a trained ballroom dancer who's never seen bachata, for instance, and she'd be dancing it like she'd done it all her life after about thirty seconds.
2016-05-18 23:20:28 · answer #2 · answered by stella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel for google, it says it helps you w/ anything and you can't find what you're looking for.(lol) I would go to an internet encyclopedia, that's another source in which i find my answers. if that doesn't help, look in the library, they should have a book on terminology, i found ballet terms there before. Thats all i have, but i hope you find exactly what you're looking for. good luck in your searches.
2007-05-29 05:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋