How would *you* group the dances?

SDsalsaguy

SDsalsaguy

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Ok, here's a little experiment that I'm really curious about.


Here are 19 dances:

1. Bolero
2. Cha Cha (American)
3. Cha Cha (International)
4. Foxtrot
5. Foxtrot
6. Jive
7. Mambo
8. Paso Doble
9. Quickstep
10. Rumba (American),
11. Rumba (International)
12. Samba
13. Swing (ECS)
14. Tango
15. Tango
16. Viennese Waltz
17. Viennese Waltz
18. Waltz
19. Waltz

If you were asked to group the different dances together, however you saw fit, how would you do so?
 
is this a research question? are you like on some super secret board of people gonna CHANGE UP the syllabi? put hustle in with tango? make us all dance bolero, regardless of our style? FESS UP, cowboy.
 
SDsalsaguy said:
Ok, here's a little experiment that I'm really curious about.


Here are 19 dances:

1. Bolero
2. Cha Cha (American)
3. Cha Cha (International)
4. Foxtrot
5. Foxtrot
6. Jive
7. Mambo
8. Paso Doble
9. Quickstep
10. Rumba (American),
11. Rumba (International)
12. Samba
13. Swing (ECS)
14. Tango
15. Tango
16. Viennese Waltz
17. Viennese Waltz
18. Waltz
19. Waltz

If you were asked to group the different dances together, however you saw fit, how would you do so?
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Groups and dances within them are in no particular order
Group 1:
American Rumba
International Rumba
Bolero

Group 2
Chachas (American and International)
Mambo

Group 3
Foxtrot (American and International)
Waltz (American and International)
Tango (American and International)

Group 4
Viennese Waltz
Quickstep

Group 5
ECS
Jive

Group 6
Samba

Group 7
Paso Doble
 
alemana said:
is this a research question? are you like on some super secret board of people gonna CHANGE UP the syllabi? put hustle in with tango? make us all dance bolero, regardless of our style? FESS UP, cowboy.
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LOL. No, no secret impetus. It's just that after having recently been presenting some of my research materials (such as at the American Anthropological Association's Annual Meetings in D.C. last week) reminded me of how many different ways the dances could be broken up.
 
1. dances in which my coach will rebuke my open-legged errors by yelling "CROTCH SHOT!" in a crowded studio

2. dances in which he would not
 
RELATIONSHIPS

Rumba/Waltz = early stages of relationship--romantic--"so happy together"

Cha/Mambo= discovering your SO has kinks--deciding you like it--a little too much PDA going on

Samba/Jive/Qstep= You've learned to enjoy the afformentioned kinks and such in a more socially acceptable manner--but still having lots of fun

Paso/VW = Every once in a while you get confused, you fight, you have a conflict--and you must resolve it.

Bolero/Foxtrot= a mature, well-developed, loving relationship ( maybe Bolero is the private life, Foxtrot is the public side)
 
SDsalsaguy said:
LOL. No, no secret impetus. It's just that after having recently been presenting some of my research materials (such as at the American Anthropological Association's Annual Meetings in D.C. last week) reminded me of how many different ways the dances could be broken up.
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so....how does an anthropological meeting remind you of dancing? C'mon, SD, admit it, you were daydreaming in those meetings weren't you ;) ? That's o.k., i'm sure the rest of us can relate to - esp those who've dosed off during long corp meetings :lol:!
 
Given those 19 dances, I would group them like this:

Group 1
American and International Waltz
American and International Vienese Waltz

Group 2
American and International Foxtrot
QuickStep

Group 3
American and International Tango

Group 4
ECS
Jive

Group 5
International Rumba
Mambo
American and International Cha Cha

Group 6
American Rumba
Bolero

Group 7
Samba

Group 8
Paso Doble
 
caityrosey said:
RELATIONSHIPS

Rumba/Waltz = early stages of relationship--romantic--"so happy together"

Cha/Mambo= discovering your SO has kinks--deciding you like it--a little too much PDA going on

Samba/Jive/Qstep= You've learned to enjoy the afformentioned kinks and such in a more socially acceptable manner--but still having lots of fun

Paso/VW = Every once in a while you get confused, you fight, you have a conflict--and you must resolve it.

Bolero/Foxtrot= a mature, well-developed, loving relationship ( maybe Bolero is the private life, Foxtrot is the public side)
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actually this is how my thinking works with these dances... i didn't realize it consciously until i read your post.
 
lynn said:
so....how does an anthropological meeting remind you of dancing? C'mon, SD, admit it, you were daydreaming in those meetings weren't you ;) ? That's o.k., i'm sure the rest of us can relate to - esp those who've dosed off during long corp meetings :lol:!
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Umm, actually not lynn. :lol:

The culture and community that I am interested in and do my own research with is that of competitive ballroom dancers. As such, part of how this thread topic came to mind was in light of trying to explain the different dance divisions to other anthropologists who had no knowledge of ballroom dancing.
 
SDsalsaguy said:
Which dances would *you* put in each category caityrosey?
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Spot/Slot/ Travelling---I think this one is pretty obvious


Dance socially: waltz(either), rumba(either), cha cha(either), swing, american foxtrot, samba, salsa, bolero, american tango,

Avoid: international foxtrot, jive, mambo, international tango, VW, quickstep, Paso,
 
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