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beguine

a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

carioca

a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba

cha-cha, cha-cha-cha

a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips

one-step

an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot

fox-trot, foxtrot

a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences

two-step

a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps

bunny hug

a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US

Charleston

an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century

conga

a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file

cotilion, cotillion

a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century

minuet

a stately court dance in the 17th century

paso doble

a ballroom dance in fast duple time

quickstep

a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps

rhumba, rumba

a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

samba

a lively ballroom dance from Brazil

round dance, round dancing

a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement

tango

a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

valse, waltz

a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat

turkey trot

an early ragtime one-step

type of:

social dancing

dancing as part of a social occasion