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Others dances sometimes placed under the umbrella "ballroom dance" include Nightclub Dances such as Lindy
Hop, West Coast Swing, Nightclub Two Step, Hustle, Salsa, and Merengue. The categorization of dances as
"ballroom dances" has always been fluid, with new dances or folk dances being added to/removed from to the
ballroom repertoire from time to time, so no list of subcategories or dances is any more than a description of
current practices. There are other dances historically accepted as ballroom dances, and are revived via the
Vintage dance movement.
In Europe, Latin Swing dances include Argentine Tango, Mambo, Lindy Hop, Swing Boogie (sometimes also known
as Nostalgic Boogie), and Disco Fox. One example of this is the subcategory of Cajun dances that originated in
New Orleans, with branches reaching both coasts of the United States.
Standard/Smooth dances are normally danced to Western music (often from the mid-twentieth century), and
couples dance counter-clockwise around a rectangular floor following the line of dance. In competitions,
competitors are costumed as would be appropriate for a white tie affair, with full gowns for the ladies and bow tie
and tail coats for the men; though in American Smooth it is now conventional for the men to abandon the tailsuit in
favor of shorter tuxedos, vests, and other creative outfits.
Latin/Rhythm dances are commonly danced to contemporary Latin American music, and, with the exception of a
few traveling dances (e.g., Samba and Paso Doble), couples do not follow the line of dance but perform their
routines more or less in one spot. In competitions, the women are often dressed in short-skirted latin outfits while
the men are outfitted in tight-fitting shirts and pants, the goal being to emphasize the dancers' leg action and body
movements.
Ballroom Dance Classifications
WDC-defined Competition Dances
International Standard Dance Music (IDSF Tempo Regulation) [11] Notes
Waltz 28-30 bars per minute, 3/4 timing also known as Slow Waltz or English Waltz depending on locality
Tango 31-33 bars per minute, 4/4 time
Viennese 58-60 bars per minute, 3/4 time In some countries (e.g. Germany, Austria) Viennese is known as the
Waltz, while Waltz is recognized as Slow Waltz. Note this dance is not danced at Blackpool.
Foxtrot 28-30 bars per minute, 4/4 time
Quickstep 50-52 bars per minute, 4/4 time
International Latin
Samba 50-52 bars per minute, 2/4 time (foot timing 3/4)
ChaChaCha 30-32 bars per minute, 4/4 time
Rumba 25-27 bars per minute, 4/4 time
Paso Doble 60-62 bars per minute, 2/4 time
Jive 42-44 bars per minute, 4/4 time
Formation
Show dance
Classic
South American
American Style Competition Dances (only in the U.S. & Canada)
American Smooth Dance Music (NDCA Tempo Regulation) Notes
Waltz 28-30 bars per minute
Tango 30-32 bars per minute
Foxtrot 30-32 bars per minute
Viennese Waltz 54-56 bars per minute
American Rhythm
Cha Cha 28-30 bars per minute
Rumba 32 bars per minute
East Coast Swing 34-38 bars per minute
Bolero 24-26 bars per minute
Mambo 47 bars per minute
Others
Historical/Vintage Dance
Waltz - Polka - Schottische - Tango - One-Step - Foxtrot - Peabody
Other dances occasionally categorized as ballroom
Nightclub
Nightclub Two-step - Hustle - Modern Jive / LeRoc / Ceroc - and the whole swing variety: West Coast Swing / East
Coast Swing/ Lindy Hop (always included in the "Rhythm-Swing" category) / Carolina Shag / Collegiate Shag
Latin nightclub
Salsa - Cumbia - Mambo - Porro - Cha cha
Brazilian Dances
Forró - Pagode - Samba de Gafieira - Lambada
Country/Western
Polka - Cha-cha-cha - Two-step - Waltz...
also referred to as "Country and Western" or C/W:
C/W Polka - C/W Cha-cha - C/W Two-step - C/W Waltz...
Cajun dances
Cajun One Step or Cajun Jig - Cajun Two Step - Zydeco - Cajun Waltz - Cajun Jitterbug
Musette dances
Java, musette-waltz, musette-tango, musette-paso-doble.
Other
Argentine tango, New Vogue
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