The History of Dance

A brief history of ballroom, breakdance, country, fad, flamenco, jazz and Latin dance, salsa, swing, tango and western.

• Argentine Tango - history of Argentine Tango and Milonga.
• Argentine Tango History - Milonga and Argentine Tango history by Mike Higgins
• Breakdance - traces the origins of break dance.
• Cha Cha - history of cha cha.
• Disco - history of disco dancing.
• Flamenco and the Spanish Gypsy - History of Flamenco Dance & Music.
• Foxtrot - history of foxtrot.
• Jazz - history of jazz dancing.
• Mambo - history of mambo.
• Merengue - history of merengue dancing.
• Peabody - history of peabody.
• Polka - history of polka.
• Rumba - history of rumba dancing.
• Salsa - history of salsa dancing.
• Samba - history of samba.
• Swing - history of swing dance and Lindy Hop.
• Tango - history of tango dancing.
• Twist - history of the twist.
• Waltz - history of waltz dance.
• Western - history of country western dancing - two step, cowboy waltz, western swing and polka.

See also:

History of Dance Video

Evolution of Dance by Judson Laipply

The funniest 6 minute dance history video you will ever see!

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Links to other web sites with History of Dance:

• Don Herbison-Evans - History of Modern Ballroom Dances: Modern Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, and Quickstep.
• History of Ballet - How ballet evolved from the courts of Renaissance Italy to the revival of interest in the 1960s.
• Flamenco - roots of Flamenco.
• Polka History

Dance History on Videos and DVDs: (for sale in our online store)
Learn the dances from the Italian renaissance, Baroque, Victorian Era and 19th and 20th century dances. Learn to dance the Waltz, Gallop, Polka, Schottische, Polka Mazurka, Fox Trot, Horse Trot, Kangaroo Hop, Duck Waddle, Squirrel, Chicken Scratch, Turkey Trot, Grizzly Bear, Castle Walk, Tango, Maxixe, Hesitation Waltz, Minuet, Allemande, Contredance and more.

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