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The country/western two-step, often called the Texas two-step[ 2] or simply the two-step, [ 3] is a country/western dance usually danced to country music in common time. "Traditional [Texas] two-step developed, my theory goes, because it is suited to fiddle and guitar music played two-four time with a firm beat [found in country music].
Castle Walk is a dance originated and made famous by Vernon and Irene Castle. The moniker was coined from the Castle's signature dance step styling, and their touring stage show of 1913 lead with this as their signature. [ 1] The Castle Walk became popular through its introduction into the Tango. "Castle Walk" is also a popular American song ...
3. 4. Cross-step waltz (originally, the French Valse Boston) is a social ballroom dance in triple ⓘ time, performed primarily in closed position, to slower tempo waltz music (around 110 to 120 beats per minute ). It is characterized by a "primary cross-step" where the Lead role crosses the right foot over the left, as the Follow role crosses ...
Reel (dance) The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North America. [ 1] In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey ...
The Boogaloo dance step has also been described as a “single-step combination made up of a smooth repetitive side-to-side movement, based on the soul music dance beat on a 4/4 time signature, it consists of lunging motion to the side on the downbeat, held for two counts...accented by a distinct arm swing where the hand is raised to eye level ...
Kozachok is a fast, linear, couple-dance in 2 4 time, typically in a constantly increasing tempo and of an improvisatory character. In the 17th century, kozachok became fashionable in court music in Europe. [4] It is typically in a minor key in Ukraine, and in a major key in Russia.
It is notated in 4 4 or 2 2 time and is usually of moderate tempo, though the folk dances also use meters such as 9 8 and 5 8. [2] In late 16th-century Renaissance dance, the gavotte is first mentioned as the last of a suite of branles. Popular at the court of Louis XIV, it became one of many optional dances in the classical suite of dances.
The dance has 8 measures (4 to the right, 4 to the left). The musical phrasing also has 8 measures, so that the dance and music rhythm overlap. It is characterized by a lively melody in major scale often featuring a 2 4 or 3 4 time signature, with the exception of Žikino kolo that is in either 3 4, 3 8, or 7 16 time signature.