baile de sociedad

Definitions of baile de sociedad
  1. noun
    any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
    synonyms: baile de salón
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    cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-chá, chachachá
    a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips
    fox, fox-trot, foxtrot
    a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences
    charlestón
    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
    cotillón
    a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
    minué
    a stately court dance in the 17th century
    pasodoble
    a ballroom dance in fast duple time
    rumba
    a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
    samba
    a lively ballroom dance from Brazil
    tango
    a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
    vals
    a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
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