{"id":7799,"date":"2023-06-05T12:55:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T16:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/?page_id=7799"},"modified":"2025-04-24T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:49:53","slug":"dance-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/dance-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Ballroom Dance Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7799\" class=\"elementor elementor-7799\" 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-759f0e60 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"759f0e60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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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 dancing has long been cherished as a partner style rich in tradition. Emerging in 16th-century royal courts, early forms developed from historic folk dances are still practiced across Europe. The graceful <a title=\"Waltz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/waltz\/\">waltz<\/a>, for example, is said to have had 18th-century Austrian peasant origins before becoming a popular ballroom staple. While competitive variations certainly exist today, many continue embracing these dances socially, bonding with others while connecting to timeless roots. Whether privately shared or theatrically performed, ballroom&#8217;s focus on togetherness has captivated admirers for generations. Its rhythmic steps have carried partners across ballrooms and history, linking the present to dance&#8217;s cherished past one movement at a time.<\/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-2871917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2871917\" 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\">The Divergent Footprints of International and American Ballroom Dance<\/h2>\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-7ef86804 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef86804\" 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-669471b4 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"669471b4\" 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-493c6b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"493c6b41\" 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\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/05\/fred-astaire-dance-studio32.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7633\" alt=\"Ballroom Dance Lessons Summit, NJ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/05\/fred-astaire-dance-studio32.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/05\/fred-astaire-dance-studio32-150x150.jpg 150w\" 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-4ced4f68\" data-id=\"4ced4f68\" 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-5f97c074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f97c074\" 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>For those seeking ballroom dance lessons, studios, instruction, or training from qualified ballroom dance instructors in Summit, NJ, the ballroom world has bifurcated into two prevailing styles that share a passion for partnered movement yet bear their distinct techniques and influences. International Style first took form in 19th-century England before spreading abroad, often driven by the sweeping music of iconic composers like the Strauss brothers. Emphasizing precise footwork and frame, it eventually divided into Standard and Latin subcategories popular in global dance sport circles.<\/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-6dc13319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc13319\" 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>In contrast, American style ballroom emerged stateside between 1910 and 1930, incorporating new rhythms and relaxed stylings from ragtime, jazz, and iconic dancers like Fred Astaire. Uniquely blending technique with improvisational social flair, it expanded over the years to welcome dances like Mambo and West Coast Swing. American Style later split into distinct rhythms and smooth subgenres, leaving room for competitive dancers and casual social partakers to enjoy the ballroom their way. Though different in footwork and pedigree, both schools celebrate ballroom dance&#8217;s time-honored ability to uplift the body and connect the spirit.<\/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-a91a59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a91a59c\" 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\">Exploring the Distinctions Between International and American Ballroom Dance Styles<\/h2>\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-669fab7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"669fab7d\" 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-35b2597e\" data-id=\"35b2597e\" 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-5baa77b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5baa77b2\" 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 epitomizes a classic &#8220;old school&#8221; ballroom, characterized by a continuous closed dance position, where partners maintain body contact throughout the dance. In contrast, American Smooth mirrors its international counterpart but allows dancers to temporarily separate into an &#8220;open position&#8221; within their dance frame. The early stages of training reveal the International Style&#8217;s greater discipline compared to the American Style, which often begins as a social hobby before evolving into a sport.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a23275 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"25a23275\" 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-b770c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b770c88\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/05\/fred-astaire-dance-studio11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7634\" alt=\"Ballroom Dance Studio Summit, NJ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/05\/fred-astaire-dance-studio11.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/05\/fred-astaire-dance-studio11-150x150.jpg 150w\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787d57c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"787d57c6\" 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>American Style introduces the option of exhibition solo work, providing couples greater choreographic freedom. 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