Three beats in a bar (oom pa pa- the oom is stronger than the pa)
Mostly goes in robato (Goes fast then slow then fast then slow)
The chords in Waltz were never complex. They lasted for at least bar and sometimes two or four.
Dance steps:
It's a couple dance
The man leads
They do footsteps that matches the beat and they go around in circles
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Salsa
Began- 1960s- 1970s
Where- Spain
Composer- Willie Colon, Celia Cruz
Features:
It has a basic rhythm called the Clave
Has 4 beats in a bar
You can recongnise Salsa from the cheery major key and a range of instruments including the Saxophone, trumpets, bongos, piano, guitar, maracas and a guiro.
Dance steps:
It's a partner dance
They dance on the spot rather than moving round the room
It takes 8 beats for one complete cycle of the dance moves
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Tango
Began- 1850s
Where- Argentina and Uruguay
Composer- Astor Piazzolla
Features:
4 Beats in a bar
There's a rhythm called the Hanabera
It uses the Tonic and Dominant to make it up.
Dance Steps:
It's a couple dance
The man leads
They dance to the beat
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American Line Dance
Began- 1920s
Where- America
Composer- Billy Ray Cyrus, Dolly Parton
Features:
4 Beats in a bar
It's fast
Dance steps:
There's an instructor who tells the steps
People can get into a line or square
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Irish Jig
Began- 1950s
Where- Ireland
Features:
Very lively and fast
They are in 6/8
Dance Steps:
Dance with hard of soft shoes
They put there arms by the side and they do a lot of foot movement
They move around quite a lot around there space and they don't stand in one place.
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Irish Reel
Began- 1700s
Where- Ireland
Features:
They are in 4/4
They have accents on the first and third beats of the bar
The tunes are often made up of straight quavers not dotted
Dance Steps:
Dance with hard of soft shoes
They put there arms by the side and they do a lot of foot movement
They move around quite a lot around there space and they don't stand in one place.
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Irish Hornpipes
Began- 18th Century
Where- Ireland
Features:
4 beats in a bar
Often have dotted rhythms
Slower than the reel
Dance Steps:
People must have hard shoe to dance.
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Bhangra
Began- 1970s
Where- UK
Composer- Alaap
Features:
Can mostly hear an instrument called the Dhol
Has a Bhangra rhythm called the Chaal
The language of the music
Dance steps:
They move there hands just like the way they're turning a light bulb
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Disco
Began- 1970s
Where- UK/ USA
Composers- Bee gee's (band), Jerry Butler, Janet Jackson
Features:
4 beats in a bar
Strong accent on the 2nd and 4th beats of the bar
Disco music often made use of riffs (repeated patterns of notes) on the bass guitar, guitar or keyboards.
Some nice introductory points on different genres of dance music through the ages. Make sure you can memorise these notes before learning in more depth.
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