{"id":8018,"date":"2024-08-19T14:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/?page_id=8018"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:48:50","slug":"types-of-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/types-of-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Ballroom Dance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8018\" class=\"elementor elementor-8018\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d2f7f6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"68d2f7f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-element-f774aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f774aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Ballroom Dance Lessons\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8f548d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f8f548d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ballroom dance can be enjoyed socially and in dance competitions, and is sometimes referred to as \u201cpartnership dancing\u201d because it requires a dance partner. Ballroom dancing originated in the 16th century from dances held in the royal courts. There\u2019s also evidence of influence from folk dances of the era \u2013 for example, the Waltz began as an 18th-century Austrian folk dance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-30d2745c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30d2745c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e67531c elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"1e67531c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51845e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51845e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2024\/04\/fred-astaire-dance-studio32.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2024\/04\/fred-astaire-dance-studio32.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2024\/04\/fred-astaire-dance-studio32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/258\/2024\/04\/fred-astaire-dance-studio32-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77804446\" data-id=\"77804446\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9b99e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c9b99e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two Styles of Ballroom Dance\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cce64c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cce64c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International Style of ballroom dance was introduced in England in the early 1800s and became popular throughout the rest of the world by the 19th century through the music of Josef and Johann Strauss.<\/p><p>International Style is categorized into two very distinct sub-styles: Standard (or \u201cBallroom\u201d) and Latin, and is typically used more in the competitive dance circuit.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32314cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32314cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here in the U.S., ballroom dance adapted into the American Style between 1910 and 1930 mainly due to the influence of American jazz music, a more social approach to dancing, and the iconic dance and choreography talents of Fred Astaire.<\/p><p>Over the years, American Style has expanded to include dances such as Mambo, Salsa, and West Coast Swing, and has always been driven by the constant development of music around the world. The American Style of ballroom dance is categorized into two distinct sub-styles, Rhythm and Smooth, and is used in both social and competitive ballroom dance arenas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34981e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34981e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On the fence about taking ballroom lessons for the first time? Fill out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/introductory-offer\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/carmel\/introductory-offer\/\">this form<\/a> for our money-saving introductory offer in Carmel, IN.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-235b1fc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"235b1fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aea4cc1\" data-id=\"aea4cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7930df58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7930df58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Differences Between International &amp; American Styles\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc1ea9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc1ea9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>International Style is without a doubt the classic &#8220;old school&#8221; style of Ballroom. In International Standard, dance partners must remain in a closed dance position continually (meaning they stand in front of each other, in body contact throughout the dance).<\/p><p>American Smooth is similar to its counterpart from overseas, but does allow the dancers to separate (called &#8220;open position&#8221;) in their dance frame. In the beginning stages of training, International Style is more disciplined than American Style (which typically starts first as a social hobby, then progresses to sport).\u00a0<\/p><p>American Style can also include &#8220;Exhibition&#8221; solo work, which allows the couple more freedom in their choreography. 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And as a Fred Astaire dance student, you choose which dance style you\u2019d like to learn first based on what\u2019s most appealing to you, and your individual dance goals.<\/p>\n<p>For example, people interested in high-energy lessons for improved physical health would likely choose a different style than couples looking for an elegant first dance for their wedding. No matter your age, ability level, or whether you\u2019re planning to take lessons with a dance partner or on your own \u2013 you\u2019ve come to the right place. Check us out 5 minutes from 101 Craft Kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about each type of dance and view a demonstration video, simply click the links to the right. Give us a call at Fred Astaire Dance Studios &#8211; Carmel and ask about our money-saving introductory offer for new students. 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