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Young adult couples practice the waltz in a closed hold during a ballroom dance class in a gym
Photo: che, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (license)

Ballroom (Standard and Smooth)

Classic partner dances that travel around the floor, like the waltz and foxtrot.

Partner dancing · Music: Waltzes, big-band standards, ballads

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About Ballroom (Standard and Smooth)

Ballroom here means the smooth partner dances that travel counterclockwise around the floor, like the waltz, foxtrot, quickstep and Viennese waltz. Couples usually dance in a closed hold. The waltz came from German-speaking Europe in the 1700s, and the foxtrot began in the United States in the 1910s.

Music you will hear: Waltzes, big-band standards, ballads

Dances and live music

Classes

Teachers

Donna DeSimone, Lourdes Cruz, Monito, Richard Fiore, Shah, Val & Neda

More Ballroom (Standard and Smooth) photos

Photos are examples of the dance, not from Long Island events: Photo: che, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (license) · Photo: Vladimir Vyatkin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license) .

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