Active Ballroom Dancing Posts
How To: Dance the The German (also known as cotillon)
This video is of the German. The German is a combination of comedic games and dancing. This video is only a demonstration, and unfortunately it does not give step by step instructions.
How To: Dance the Grand March
This video is a demonstration of how to walk/dance the Grand March (also known as The March, Polonaise, Grand Promenade, and Opening March). This march is the formal and traditional way to begin a formal ball.
How To: Perform basic Argentine Tango steps for the leader
Graciela Heredia, a professional Argentine Tango dancer and instructor of twenty years teams up with video jug to explain basic Argentine Tango steps for the leader. Many basics are discussed in the video as well as history, dress code, preparations for dancing, and the basic step. The basic step has 8 basic movements which are broken down into two parts and explained in this video. Perform basic Argentine Tango steps for the leader.
How To: Perform basic Quickstep steps as a follower
This video demonstrates the basic steps for the quickstep follower. Quickstep is a lively dance from the 20's that developed from the fox trot and the Charleston. The follower steps are explained in detail as well as some historical information and dress. Perform basic Quickstep steps as a follower.
How To: Improve your international Waltz technique
Don't have time to go to classes for your international waltz skills? Well this is the video for you. Videojug has teamed up with martin, an international waltz performer and educator to bring you the best in quickstep educational videos. If you have learned the basic steps this is just the video for you. Head position, hand position, grip, posture and more are discussed in this short video. Improve your international Waltz technique.
How To: Perform international Waltz with proper etiquette
Videojug teams up with Martin, an international ballroom dance performing and educator to explain the do's and don'ts of international waltz dance. Some historical points are discussed briefly, then it the videos moves on to explain: dress, position, facial expression and more. Perform international Waltz with proper etiquette.
How To: Perform international Waltz twists and turns
Video Jug teams up with Martin an international ballroom dance performer to explain international waltz twists and turns. This video explains how and when to add turns to the waltz, as well as add some key moves to the standard steps to make this classic dance even more exciting. Perform international Waltz twists and turns.
How To: Dance the minuet step of three movements
In this video, a man performs a French, Baroque-era (17th Century) style dance, the minuet. A minuet is a social dance of French origin for two people. This video gives a demonstration of minuet combinations.
How To: Dance the minuet step of two movements
This is a demonstration of 17th Century French minuet steps. A minuet is a social dance of French origin for two people.
How To: Dance Baroque-era combinations
In this video you see a demonstration of 17th Century dance moves. The dance moves involve the pas de bourée, coupé glissé, and coupé ouverte, all of which are French.
How To: Dance March Steps, Bow, and Slow French Waltz
In this video you watch a demonstration of early 19th Century dance combinations. The video shows you how to properly begin a French Waltz.
How To: March Steps, Bow and Curtsy
In this video you watch a demonstration of what a person did before they began a dance during the early 19th Century. They show you what one is supposed to do before it and how the bow and curtsy work.
How To: Dance the Schottische
The Schottische is a partnered country dance, Bohemian in origin. Schottische was popular in Victorian era ballrooms (part of the Bohemian "folk-dance" craze) and left its traces in folk music of countries as distant as France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Sweden. At the start of the 20th century in the Southern United States the schottische was combined with ragtime at the beginning of the 1900's
How To: Dance the Polka mazurka and the Gitana waltz
This is a video demonstration of mid 19th Century dances. The polka-mazurka is a dance, musically similar to the mazurka, but danced much like the polka. The mazurka is a Polish folk dance.
How To: Dance the Waltz (plain waltz)
This video demonstration shows the mid 19th Century Waltz. A waltz is a ballroom and folk dance.
How To: Dance the Argentina tango
A very romantic dance . The timing of the Argentina tango is not etched in stone. The dance can be done fast or slow.
How To: Polka
In this video you will watch a demonstration of how to dance the polka. This is a great video, although it does not give step by step instructions.
How to Ragtime dance: One Step Variation
This video shows you people dancing the one step variation, which is a type of Ragtime dancing. This video does not teach you 'how to' as much as it shows you a useful demonstration. Be patient because the video may take a few seconds to download from the Library of Congress.
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