0_Wizard
I love dancing and have been a ballroom dancer since I was little. It's a nice set of partner dances but can be very competitive.
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world.
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Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. "Ballroom dance" may refer, at its widest definition, to almost any type of partner dancing as recreation. However, with the emergence of dancesport in modern times, the term has become narrower in scope, and traditionally refers to the five International Standard and five International Latin style dances (see dance categories below). The two styles, while differing in technique, rhythm and costumes, exemplify core elements of ballroom dancing such as control and cohesiveness.
Glossary of partner dance terms
This is a list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. See List of dances and List of dance style categories for those. This glossary lists terms used in various types of partner dances, leaving out terms of highly evolved or specialized dance forms, such as ballet, tap dancing, and square dancing, which have their own elaborate terminology. See also:   "A combination of two or more figures". More generally: a sequence of figures that a couple wants to dance. A category of dances in American Style ballroom competitions. It includes waltz, tango, foxtrot and Viennese waltz.
List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists (U.S. season 5)
This is a list of finalists from the fifth season of "So You Think You Can Dance (US)", a television program. Finalists are listed in alphabetical order. Born on December 6, 1988 to Nigerian parents, Ade Obayomi is a contemporary dancer from Orange County, California. Ade started dancing at the age of 6. A graduate of Corona Primary School, he briefly attended Chapman University in Orange, California, where Season 4's Katee Shean (3rd place) and Stephen "Twitch" Boss (2nd place) also studied. A dance highlight for Ade was performing at Radio City Music Hall. Ade had also previously auditioned for Season 4 of SYTYCD, but was cut after the ballroom round.
List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists (U.S. season 3)
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List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists (U.S. season 6)
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Argentine tango
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Partner dance
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1_Apprentice
That's awesome! I bet it is great exercise too!
0_Wizard
It is an exercise but it can also be a nice recreation, enjoyed socially on all sorts of events.
"Ballroom dance" may refer, at its widest definition, to almost any type of partner dancing as recreation.
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