American
Style
The American Style, mainly danced in the United States, is one of the two
styles of ballroom dancing that is also gaining worldwide popularity.
Greatly influenced by the dynamic dance partnership of Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers in the early twentieth-century, this style is most commonly
danced in social dance parties and is usually the starting point of those
learning how to ballroom dance in the United States. Popular on the
competition floor as well, the American Style is danced in both open and
closed position, and is broken down into two categories: Smooth and Rhythm.
The American Style, mainly danced in the United States, is one of the two
styles of ballroom dancing that is also gaining worldwide popularity.
Greatly influenced by the dynamic dance partnership of Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers in the early twentieth-century, this style is most commonly
danced in social dance parties and is usually the starting point of those
learning how to ballroom dance in the United States. Popular on the
competition floor as well, the American Style is danced in both open and
closed position, and is broken down into two categories: Smooth and Rhythm.
Ginger
Rogers and Fred Astaire
Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Viennese Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Viennese Waltz
ChaCha
Rumba
Swing
Bolero
Mambo
Rumba
Swing
Bolero
Mambo