From the Waltz to the Viennese waltz and the tango to the slow foxtrot and quickstep, ballroom dancing covers a variety of slow and quick-rhythm dances that are danced in conventional ballrooms. Each dance has its own character: the waltz swings and rotates, creating beautiful shapes; in tango, the couple creep stealthily across the floor, using several short sharp swivels and flicks. The slow foxtrot, the classic “English” dance, swings and flows, creating lines and curves; but the quickstep is light, exciting and bubbly, including hops, skips and turns.
All these dances were made popular by the Big Bands of the ’50s and ’60s and have survived the test of time to be used at balls, parties, dances, cruises, weddings and holiday camps.