Ballroom Dance
Ballroom dancing is the very epitome of grace, poise and elegance. It often symbolizes class and dignity. Like all the other dance forms ball room dancing also underwent various modifications on its way to the modern man. Ballroom dancing is a social dance that is performed by couples, especially in the upmarket social gatherings and dance competitions. Ballroom dancing predominantly owes its origin to the British and American societies and it reached its hay days after the First World War. However, in the modern times the United Kingdom can be said to have the monopoly over this very popular form of dancing. There are various forms of dances that together amalgamate to comprise ballroom dancing. Fox-trot, Waltz, Polka, Tango, Charleston, Lindy, Quickstep, jitterbug, and Meringue are the standard dance forms that come under ballroom dancing. Off late the very popular Latin American dances like rumba, samba, paso doble, and cha-cha-cha have also contributed to the modern day ballroom dancing.
First claim to popularity
As has been already mentioned in the introductory paragaph, ballroom dancing reached its peek and started gaining grounds among the British and the American population in particular, after the First World War. Vernon and Irene Castle and Fred Astaire have been accredited with giving ballroom dancing the identity and the popularity that it enjoys today. Arthur Murray is another figure who has been instrumental in providing the base for ballroom dancing all over the US by establishing the dancing studios.
History of Ballroom dancing
Talking about the history, Ballroom dancing actually owes its name to the Latin word “ballare” meaning to dance. From the very beginning ballroom dancing was meant for the affluent sections of the society. A very important chapter in the history of ballroom dancing is the year 1776. This is the year that saw the first strokes of the modern day ballroom dance. The term "ballroom dancing" is derived from the word ball, which in turn originates from the Latin word ballare which means "to dance". In times past, ballroom dancing was "social dancing" for the privileged, leaving "folk dancing" for the lower classes. These boundaries have since become blurred, and it should be noted even in times long gone, many "ballroom" dances were really elevated folk dances.
History of Ballroom dancing- Talking about the history, Ballroom dancing actually owes its name to the Latin word “ballare” meaning to dance. From the very beginning ballroom dancing was meant for the affluent sections of the society. A very important chapter in the history of ballroom dancing is the year 1776. This is the year that saw the first strokes of the modern day ballroom dance. The term "ballroom dancing" is derived from the word ball, which in turn originates from the Latin word ballare which means "to dance". In times past, ballroom dancing was "social dancing" for the privileged, leaving "folk dancing" for the lower classes. These boundaries have since become blurred, and it should be noted even in times long gone, many "ballroom" dances were really elevated folk dances.
